standard deviation
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This represents a 55% price-to-earnings-growth discount relative to its megacap technology peers and places the stock one standard deviation below its 10-year average, Nowak wrote.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
At estimated 2027 price-to-book of 0.95X, banking stock valuations appear undemanding, trading one standard deviation below its five-year mean price-to-book of 1.07X, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Each standard deviation drop in relative amplitude was linked to a 54% increase in dementia risk.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026
New York provides a range of standard deviation, specifying a 68% probability that the GDP figure will fall between 1.07% and 3.99%.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
No other breed falls outside the standard deviation.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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