standard deviation

Summary

standard deviation is a descriptive statistic^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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].

Body

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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]