standard deviation
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They then used standard deviation to measure how far each group differed from the overall study average.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Consider analyst estimates for Meta and their standard deviation, which measures how widely dispersed they are from the average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
If a manager’s or strategy’s alpha is less than 5%, or the standard deviation of return is higher than 20%, then the required length of time is even longer.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Their final result brought theoretical predictions and experimental measurements into agreement within less than half a standard deviation.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
No other breed falls outside the standard deviation.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
