What do we mean by centring?

A. The process of transforming a variable into deviations around a fixed point
B. Expressing an outcome variable as deviations from the mean of a predictor variable
C. Calculating the central point of a distribution
D. Multiplying a variable by the mean of a different variable


Answer: A

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