View source for sigma

==== valsi ====
sigma
==== type ====
experimental gismu
==== creator ====
[[personal/krtisfranks|krtisfranks]]
==== time entered ====
Thu Jun 18 07:35:49 2015
 
== English ==
=== Definition #66511 - Preferred ===
 
==== definition ====
x<sub>1</sub> is the standard variation of/in data set/distribution x<sub>2</sub>; x<sub>1</sub> is the quantified (in)accuracy of the results x<sub>2</sub> given by some observation or measurement (procedure), calculated from/by standard x<sub>3</sub>
==== notes ====
Technically, there really is only one possible standard deviation, but in practice, it is often approximate via some means x3 (such as assuming that the distribution is Gaussian, even if it actually is only a finite data sample x2).
==== gloss words ====

<ul><li>[[natlang/en/standard deviation|standard deviation]]</li></ul>

==== created by ====
[[personal/krtisfranks|krtisfranks]]
==== vote information ====
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==== time ====
Thu Jun 18 07:38:59 2015



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