variances
Deviations from standards
Variances are differences or deviations from a standard, expectation, or norm.
In statistics, variance measures how spread out data points are from their average.
In accounting and budgeting, variances show gaps between projected and actual figures: The quarterly report showed significant variances from forecast.
In law, a variance is official permission to deviate from zoning rules: They applied for a variance to build closer to the property line.
Difference between expected and actual
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- gapUnfilled space between
inequality · dissimilarity · contrast · inconsistency · mismatch · incongruity · deviation · differential
Departure from expected path
- standard deviationSpread around the mean
- bell curveNormal distribution's shape
- normal distributionBell-shaped probability curve
- outlierDistant data point
anomaly · regression · correlation · mean · median · mode · range · probability
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
turbulence · cyclicity · periodicity · perturbation · undulation · dynamics · ripple · modulation
Act of altering something
- alterationAct of modifying
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- permutationArrangement in specific order
iteration · version · revision · tweak · amendment · reconfiguration · derivation · alternative
discrepancy
Difference between expected and actual
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
gap · inequality · dissimilarity · contrast · inconsistency · mismatch · incongruity · deviation · differential · disagreement
deviation
Departure from expected path
- standard deviationSpread around the mean
- bell curveNormal distribution's shape
- normal distributionBell-shaped probability curve
outlier · anomaly · regression · correlation · mean · median · mode · range · probability · sample size
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- swingSuspended recreational seat
amplitude · turbulence · cyclicity · periodicity · perturbation · undulation · dynamics · ripple · modulation · transience
modification
Act of altering something
- alterationAct of modifying
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
permutation · iteration · version · revision · tweak · amendment · reconfiguration · derivation · alternative · customization
- Datadata points, datasets, data tables, database, databases
- business metricsconversion rate, revenue, KPIs, sales figures, ROI
- HOAhomeowners association, condo association, HOA, CC&Rs, covenants
- land usezoning ordinances, suburban sprawl, land management, arable land, industrial
- local regulationsnoise ordinances, zoning, building codes, housing codes, health codes
- permitspermits, building permit, licenses, work permit, construction permit
variancesuniformities
Instances of sameness
consistencies · constancies · uniformity · sameness · homogeneity
variancesagreements
Formal mutual arrangements
conformities · compliances · correspondences · adherences · alignments
variancesconstants
Unchanging fixed values
invariants · stability · convergence · uniformity · central tendency
- at varianceIn a state of conflict
- variance reductionLowering estimate scatter
- budget variance
- gender varianceAtypical gender expression