La desviación estándar
Example: La desviación estándar mide la variabilidad de los datos.
Definition
"La desviación estándar" is a statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of data values. It indicates how much individual data points typically differ from the mean, helping to assess the variability within a data set.
Etymology
The term "la desviación estándar" comes from Spanish, where "desviación" means deviation or departure, and "estándar" means standard. It reflects the concept of the standard deviation as the standard measure of deviation in statistics. Did you know that the term aligns closely with the English 'standard deviation,' both emphasizing the idea of measuring how data deviates from the norm?
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"La desviación estándar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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