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deviation

deviation

12 6.4
The amount a measurement differs from the average
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːviˈeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desviación
  • Calculating the deviation helps identify outliers that may skew the overall results of the experiment.
  • standard deviation
  • mean deviation
  • deviation scores

The the the little bump is couple of standard deviations perhaps, but it is in the same place in both experiments.

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Examples

  • Variability of data within a phase refers to the deviation in scores about the trend line.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Descriptive statistics in the form of means and standard deviations were calculated for all acoustic measures.

    Academic text (2012)
  • That means they fall substantially below the standard deviation.

  • For discussion purposes, the mean and standard deviation are reported for some variables as well.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the first step, the standard deviation of the analysis over all sample cups was calculated.

    Academic text (2015)
  • So this is total sum of squared deviations around the mean.

  • Table 1 summarizes the means and standard deviations for gender and type of school differences.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Table 2 presents means and standard deviations for both the no-cues and four-cues tasks.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The researcher noted a significant deviation from the expected results in the final analysis.

  • In statistics, the deviation of a single data point from the mean indicates its relative position within the dataset.

Synonyms

absolute deviation
vsdeviation
  • Specialized
7.2

A measure of how far a data value is from the average or middle value

expresses signed difference showing whether a value lies above or below the fixed point

Antonyms

77 3.2

The state of things or actions being the same and in agreement

uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

Compounds

standard deviation
  • Specialized
8 4.7

A number that shows how much values in a set vary from the average

absolute deviation
  • Specialized
7.2

A measure of how far a data value is from the average or middle value

8.1

A number that shows the typical distance of numbers in a set from their middle value

average deviation
  • Specialized
6.0

A number that shows how far numbers usually are from the middle value

mean deviation
  • Specialized
7.1

A measure showing how much numbers differ from their average

The average distance of each number from the group's average

quartile deviation
  • Specialized
8.1

Half the distance between the top and bottom values of the middle half of a set of numbers

9.5

A measure of how far actual values usually are from predicted values

6.8

A number that shows how spread out values in a sample are

How Large

outlier
  • Specialized
35 6.7
deviation
  • Specialized
12 6.4

Surface Forms

deviation singular
deviations plural

Morphology

deviation = deviate (transparent) = deviate + ion

A technical statistical meaning derived from the general sense 'to depart from' and formed by standard nominalization with '-ion'.

Etymology

Deviation comes from the Latin parts de- 'away' and via 'way'. In statistics, a deviation is the amount a number is 'away from the usual way' or the average, which is why the word measures that difference.