standard deviations
Statistical scatter metrics
Standard deviations is the plural of standard deviation, a statistical measure of how spread out values are from their average.
A low standard deviation means data points cluster tightly around the mean; a high one means they're scattered widely.
The phrase appears in scientific and social research: Test scores fell within two standard deviations of the mean.
In casual use, something several standard deviations from normal is dramatically unusual.
- outliersExtreme data points
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- varianceSpread around the mean
- z-scoreStandardized deviation measure
- confidence intervalEstimated bounds for population parameter
margin of error · measurement · population mean · SEM · spread · sigma · dispersion · data points · bell curve · skewness · probability · normal distribution · sampling error · sample size · precision · quality control · calibration · square root
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Average, or spiteful
average · arithmetic mean · central tendency · median · mode
standard deviationsuniformity
State of being identical
homogeneity · constant · invariance · consistency · regularity
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