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central tendency

American

noun

Statistics.

the tendency of samples of a given measurement to cluster around some central value.

central tendency British

noun

statistics the tendency of the values of a random variable to cluster around the mean, median, and mode

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Etymology

Origin of central tendency

First recorded in 1925–30

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central tendency

The study, published in eLife, describes how the model shows neural circuits can give rise to both recency and central tendency biases at the same time through a single mechanism.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

A central tendency of people with a narcissistic personality is that they treat other people as an extension of themselves and their bodies.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2023

Come along, dear reader, and we’ll learn all about measures of central tendency.

From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2019

Mean a number that measures the central tendency; a common name for mean is ‘average.’

From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013

The central tendency of Christianity, however, recognizing their power for good, seeks to sublimate them and make them serve the individual and society.

From Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Hodous, Lewis

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