statistics
central tendency
also: measure of central tendencyTypical value around which data cluster, such as the mean, median or mode.
Classification
- statistics
Attestation
Sources (14)
86 occurrences in the corpus; indexed by 3 books
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- Atlas of knowledge: anyone can map
- Cartography: thematic map design
- Computational statistics in data science
- Data fluency: empowering your organization with effective data communication
- Data visualisation: a handbook for data driven design
- Effective data storytelling: how to drive change with data, narrative, and visuals
- Exploratory Data Analysis: Descriptive Analysis, Visualization, and Dashboard Design (w...
- Handling and mapping geographic information
- How charts lie: getting smarter about visual information
- How maps work: representation, visualization, and design
- The art of insight: how great visualization designers think
- The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics
- The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication
- Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization
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ReferenceTaudière Adrien. 2026. central tendency. In Visualization Vocabulary, version 1.0.0. IdEst. https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en-only/term/central-tendency.html
BibTeX
@incollection{taudiere2026-central-tendency,
author = {Taudière, Adrien},
title = {central tendency},
booktitle = {Visualization Vocabulary},
year = {2026},
version = {1.0.0},
publisher = {IdEst},
url = {https://dataviz.adrientaudiere.com/en-only/term/central-tendency.html},
note = {CC0 1.0}
}Page created on 2026-11-10. Text last changed on 2026-11-10. Numbers computed on 2026-10-22.