STANDARD DEVIATION

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N., Pam M.S.
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a measure of dispersion in scores, whether they are narrowly or broadly dispersed around the mean.

STANDARD DEVIATION: "The standard deviation is equal to the variance square root."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. AVERAGE ABSOLUTE DEVIATION
  2. QUARTILE DEVIATION
  3. OPIOID RECEPTOR
  4. INTERQUARTILE RANGE
  5. VARIANCE
  6. CONFLICT THEORY
  7. ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH)
  8. NEAR MISS
  9. STANDARD SCORE
  10. ROD-AND-FRAME TEST (RFT)
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "STANDARD DEVIATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/standard-deviation/ (accessed July 27, 2021).
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