L'écart-type
Example: L'écart-type mesure la dispersion des données dans l'étude.
Definition
"L'écart-type" is a statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data points from their mean value. It indicates how spread out the values are in a data set, helping to understand the consistency or variability within the data.
Etymology
The term "l'écart-type" comes from French, where "écart" means difference or deviation, and "type" refers to a typical value or standard. Together, it literally translates to 'standard deviation,' a concept introduced in statistics to describe the typical amount by which data points differ from the average.
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"L'écart-type" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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