"medcouple" meaning in All languages combined

See medcouple on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: medcouples [plural]
Etymology: From med (“median”) + couple, as the median of a kernel function over pairs ("couples") of data points. The original paper also introduced a similar concept medtriple that has not seen wide use. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|med|couple|t1=median}} med (“median”) + couple Head templates: {{en-noun}} medcouple (plural medcouples)
  1. (statistics) A scaled median difference between the two halves of a distribution. Wikipedia link: medcouple Categories (topical): Statistics

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