Die Standardabweichung
Example: Die Standardabweichung zeigt die Streuung der Datenwerte an.
Definition
"Die Standardabweichung" is a statistical term referring to the measure of dispersion or variability in a set of data values, indicating how much the values deviate from the mean or average of the data set.
Etymology
The term "die Standardabweichung" comes from German, where 'Standard' means a norm or benchmark, and 'Abweichung' means deviation or divergence. Combined, it literally means 'standard deviation,' a concept introduced in statistics to describe data spread.
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"Die Standardabweichung" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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