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- 1. the tendency for the values of a random variable to cluster round its mean, mode, or median.
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- Central tendency
Statistical value representing the center or average of a distribution
In statistics, a central tendency (or measure of central tendency) is a central or typical value for a probability distribution. Colloquially, measures of central tendency are often called averages. The term central tendency dates from the late 1920s. The most common measures of central tendency are the arithmetic mean, the median, and the mode. A middle tendency can be calculated for either a fin... Wikipedia
