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SAMPLE STANDARD DEVIATION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

... the square root of the second moment about the mean of a sample. Usually denoted as s.

OBS

In context, the "sample standard deviation" is almost always referred to as "standard deviation".

OBS

standard deviation: term standardized by ISO and CEI.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Racine carrée positive de la variance [empirique].

OBS

Cette notion est presque toujours indiquée par le terme «écart-type» accompagné du symbole s.

OBS

écart moyen quadratique empirique : Du point de vue sémantique, on pourrait croire qu'«écart moyen quadratique empirique» est synonyme de «variance empirique»; cependant, l'usage veut qu'«écart moyen quadratique empirique» soit synonyme d'«écart-type empirique» et que «variance empirique» se définisse comme étant «l'écart quadratique élevé au carré».

OBS

écart type : me normalisé par la CEI et l'ISO.

CONT

écart-type empirique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR en 1971.

Spanish

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