standard deviation
A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square…A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ (sigma).
» Let's have a look at the standard deviation.
Schauen wir uns die Standardabweichung an! — Yorwba
Розгляньмо стандартне відхилення. — deniko
Подивімося на стандартне відхилення. — deniko
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1 sensesA measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ (sigma).
Standardabweichung
станда́ртное отклоне́ниеstandártnoje otklonénije
станда́ртне відхи́ленняstandártne vidxýlennja
the square root of the variance
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Origin
Coined by English mathematician, biometrician, and eugenicist Karl Pearson in 1894 in hisCoined by English mathematician, biometrician, and eugenicist Karl Pearson in 1894 in his paper "On the dissection of asymmetrical frequency curves".
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Forms
plural: standard deviations| Singular | standard deviation |
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Synonyms
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