Central Moment
In probability theory and statistics, central moments form one set of values by which the properties of a probability distribution can be usefully characterised. Central moments are used in preference to ordinary moments because then the values' higher-order quantities relate only to the spread and shape of the distribution, rather than to its location.
Sets of central moments can be defined for both univariate and multivariate distributions.
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