Central moment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004230",
  "term": "Central moment",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A statistical measure that describes the shape of a probability distribution, calculated as the expected value of a random variable raised to a power, after subtracting its mean. The second central moment is the variance, which quantifies the spread of the data. Higher-order central moments, like skewness and kurtosis, describe asymmetry and peakedness.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/central-moment/"
}