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Meaning of central tendency | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A central or typical value for a probability distribution.

Equivalents

العربية النَزْعَة المَرْكَزِيَّة
Deutsch Lagemaß Lageparameter
Suomi keskiluku
Français tendance centrale
Português tendência central

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Central Tilba Central Time Central Time Zone central vacuum Central Valley Central Visayas

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