standard deviation

dispersion of the values ​​of a random variable around its expected value
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standard deviation

Summary

standard deviation is a descriptive statistic[1]. It draws 40,243 Wikipedia views per month (descriptive_statistic category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • standard deviation's instance of is recorded as descriptive statistic[3].
  • standard deviation's instance of is recorded as statistical dispersion[4].
  • standard deviation is part of stochastic[5].
  • standard deviation's Commons category is recorded as Standard deviation[6].
  • standard deviation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Standard deviation[7].
  • standard deviation's Commons gallery is recorded as Standard deviation[8].
  • standard deviation's facet of is recorded as statistics[9].
  • standard deviation's described by source is recorded as ISO 3534-1:2006(en) Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 1: General statistical terms and terms used in probability[10].
  • standard deviation's short name is recorded as SD[11].
  • standard deviation's different from is recorded as root mean square[12].
  • standard deviation's different from is recorded as root-mean-square deviation[13].
  • standard deviation's different from is recorded as sample standard deviation[14].
  • standard deviation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • standard deviation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].
  • standard deviation's P14541 is recorded as 2mhaVn[17].
  • standard deviation's P14864 is recorded as keskihajonta[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include descriptive statistic[3] and statistical dispersion[4].

Use and Application

standard deviation is part of stochastic[5].

Why It Matters

standard deviation draws 40,243 Wikipedia views per month (descriptive_statistic category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 16d ago · Zache · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14864 → keskihajonta
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14864]]: keskihajonta, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789688721844"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2mhaVn
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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