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Absolute Moment


The absolute moment of M_n of a probability function P(x) taken about a point a is defined by

 M_n=int|x-a|^nP(x)dx.

See also

Central Moment, Moment, Raw Moment

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References

Papoulis, A. Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, p. 146, 1984.

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Absolute Moment

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Absolute Moment." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AbsoluteMoment.html

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