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centrum- en spreidingsmaten

English translation: measures of central tendency and dispersion

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Dutch term or phrase:	centrum- en spreidingsmaten
English translation:	measures of central tendency and dispersion
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10:54 Dec 17, 2010

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics

Dutch term or phrase: centrum- en spreidingsmaten

De kandidaat kan data samenvatten met geschikte centrum- en spreidingsmaten

Titia D KudoZ activity Questions: 8 (none open) Answers: 3 United Kingdom
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measures of central tendency and dispersion

Explanation:
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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)