Standard deviation
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006044
Standard deviation is a measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data. It is calculated by taking the square root of the variance and is symbolised by s.d., or s.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006044 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Statistical analysis |
| Translations | Spanish: desviación típica |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006044",
"term": "Standard deviation",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Standard deviation is a measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data. It is calculated by taking the square root of the variance and is symbolised by s.d., or s.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"statistical analysis"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "desviación típica"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/standard-deviation/"
}
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