Dictionary definition: central tendency (measures of)

Article: Central Tendency, Measures of
Mathematics;      700+ words ... ... the measures of central tendency for these data? To measure the mean, think of the ... Outliers on the Mean While measures of central tendency are useful in ... carefully. The mean is the measure of central tendency that is most frequently ...

Dictionary definition: central tendency
A Dictionary of Statistics;      282 words ...central tendency The tendency of quantitative data to ... central value is commonly estimated by the mean , median , or mode , whereas the closeness ... or variance . The phrase ‘central tendency’ was first used in the late ...

Article: Looking for the Mean: Using five-year rolling returns to ...
Financial Planning;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... determine the "central tendency" of domestic ... Calculating the mean return over ... Geometric means represent a ... revealing the central tendency of equity returns ... regression to the mean" performance ... highlight the central tendency of equity returns ...

Article: Is a central tendency error inherent in the use of ...
International Journal of Market Research;  June 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... more usual traditional one-stage format is subject to a central tendency form-related error. A test of predictive ability showed ... traditional approach. The 'amount' issue is one of possible central tendency error in that there is reluctance on the part of respondents ...

Article: Defining poverty lines as a fraction of central ...
Southern Economic Journal;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... as poverty lines anchored on the mean living standard of households whose ... to show that using a fraction of a central tendency as the poverty line restricts the ... central tendencies of a distribution (mean, median, and mode); and (ii ...

Article: Toward a central tendency on six sigma
Quality Progress;  July 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... a synthesis. Of course the truth is normally found somewhere in between the extremes: Isn't that what we mean by central tendency? In the case of quality, truth tends to come from an eclectic blending of ideas whose sources are diverse ...

Article: An assessment of the cord blood:maternal blood methylmercury ...
Environmental Health Perspectives;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... No formal analysis of either the central tendency or variability of this ratio has been ... factor adjustment is applied to the central tendency estimate of dose to address variability ... generate a comprehensive estimate of the central tendency and variability of the ratio. This ...