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'''Central moving average''' is a term in mathematics. For a number of applications it is advantageous to avoid the shifting induced by using only 'past' data. Hence a '''central''' moving average can be computed, using both 'past' and 'future' data. The 'future' data in this case are ''not'' predictions, but merely data obtained after the time at which the average is to be computed.

Weighted and exponential moving averages can also be computed centrally.

==See also==
*[[Moving average]]