Deviation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003109",
  "term": "Deviation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The difference between an individual measurement or observation and a reference value, such as the mean of a set of measurements or a true value. It quantifies the spread or dispersion of data points around a central tendency. Standard deviation and average deviation are common statistical measures used to characterize this spread.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 4 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)",
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 595. 'Nomenclature for the presentation of results of chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 599 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466030595)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/deviation/"
}