Home › Entities › descriptive_statistic › deviation

deviation

measure of difference between the observed value of a variable and some other value, often that variable's mean
Thing descriptive_statistic Q849149
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

deviation is a descriptive statistic[1]. deviation draws 977 Wikipedia views per month (descriptive_statistic category, ranking #4 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • deviation's instance of is recorded as descriptive statistic[3].
  • deviation is a type of difference[4].
  • deviation is part of relation[5].
  • deviation's different from is recorded as deviance[6].
  • deviation's different from is recorded as bias[7].
  • deviation's studied by is recorded as statistics[8].
  • deviation's studied by is recorded as descriptive statistics[9].

Body

Definition and Type

deviation's instance of is recorded as descriptive statistic[3]. deviation is a type of difference[4].

Use and Application

deviation is part of relation[5].

Why It Matters

deviation draws 977 Wikipedia views per month (descriptive_statistic category, ranking #4 of 5).[2] deviation has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] deviation is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). deviation. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/deviation
MLA “deviation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/deviation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_deviation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{deviation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/deviation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): deviation — https://4ort.xyz/entity/deviation (retrieved 2026-10-16)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/deviation · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → descriptive statistic
    Studied by → statistics, descriptive statistics
    Instance of → —
    Part of → relation
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: relation"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.