Standard deviation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Standard deviation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the square root of the variance

standard deviation

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).

See Also

standardized variable 68 95 99.7 rule variance student's t distribution z score square root chebyshev's inequality stanine

Related Terms

standardized variable 68 95 99.7 rule variance student's t distribution z score square root chebyshev's inequality stanine spread significant wave height skewness statistic sigma error bar error function capital market line mean gabor wavelet multideviation sd

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

variance

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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