Definition:Central Moment/Also known as
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Central Moment: Also known as
Some sources refer to the $n$th central moment of a random variable as its $n$th moment about the mean.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): moment (moment about the mean or central moment)
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): moment
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): moment