standard deviation

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He calculates that the inflation-adjusted growth stock index is now more than two standard deviations above the long-term trend for the aggregate U.S. market.

From MarketWatch

For one, the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio, also known as the Shiller P/E ratio — a widely watched long-term valuation measure — rose above two standard deviations from its historical average in the summer of 2024.

From MarketWatch

This is appropriate, since this portfolio has a similar risk profile, with a standard deviation of annual returns over the past two decades that is similar to the average endowment.

From MarketWatch

The magnitudes of the changes were calculated in terms of standard deviations, which are used in statistics to convey how tightly a group of data points is clustered together.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our study proposed a simple yet objective method for determining hotspots using standard deviation values. This is the first time that this has been done."

From Science Daily