central tendency
central tendency noun: a central or typical value for a probability distribution.
Noun
central tendency (plural central tendencies)
- A central or typical value for a probability distribution.
- Central tendency describes a single number that aims to give you a sense of the most representative value in your data. In other words, if you were to choose one number that would best represent all the numbers on a variable in your data set, this would be it.2013, Donncha Hanna, Martin Dempster, Psychology Statistics For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 54
central tendency meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
central tendency in Tamil
- மையநிலைப் போக்கு, மைய நிலைப்போக்கு
central tendency in Arabic
- Translations
- النَزْعَة المَرْكَزِيَّة
central tendency in Malay
- Translations
- kecenderungan memusat
central tendency in Indonesian
- Translations
- tendensi sentral
Forms of central tendency
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Words formed from central tendency
Questions about central tendency
- What does central tendency mean?
- Central tendency means a central or typical value for a probability distribution.
- What is central tendency in Tamil?
- Central tendency in Tamil is மையநிலைப் போக்கு, மைய நிலைப்போக்கு. See Central tendency meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is central tendency?
- Central tendency is a noun.
- What is the plural of central tendency?
- The plural of central tendency is central tendencies.
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