Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

centrum- en spreidingsmaten

English translation:

measures of central tendency and dispersion

Added to glossary by Titia D
Dec 17, 2010 10:54
13 yrs ago
Dutch term

centrum- en spreidingsmaten

Dutch to English Other Mathematics & Statistics
De kandidaat kan data samenvatten met geschikte centrum- en spreidingsmaten
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 measures of central tendency and dispersion

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measures of central tendency and dispersion

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Note added at 21 mins (2010-12-17 11:15:46 GMT)
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Roughly: Measures of central tendency describe where the midpoint (of data) is, while dispersion measures describe the variability around the midpoint.

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Note added at 26 mins (2010-12-17 11:20:40 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_tendency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersion_(statistics)
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack den Haan
43 mins
Thank you Jack.
agree Kitty Brussaard : Also known as 'measures of location' and 'measures of variation/spread' respectively
4 hrs
Thanks Kitty.
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