Standard deviation
Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009190
A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values. A low standard deviation indicates that the data points tend to be close to the mean, while a high standard deviation suggests that the data points are spread out over a wider range. It is the square root of the variance.
| Identifier | MLC-T-MET-009190 |
|---|---|
| Field | Meteorology and atmospheric science |
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