Difference between revisions of "Standard deviation"
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According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | ||
:[[Standard deviation]], ''σ''. A statistical measure of the variability of a set of observations. It is the square root of the variance. | :[[Standard deviation]], ''σ''. A statistical measure of the variability of a set of observations. It is the square root of the variance. | ||
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| + | :[[Standard deviation]]. The square root of the variance. | ||
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*[[Introduction to Financial Management]]. | *[[Introduction to Financial Management]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 3 July 2020
Standard deviation, σ, is a statistical measure of the variability of a set of observations. It is the square root of the variance.
Definitions
According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),
- Standard deviation, σ. A statistical measure of the variability of a set of observations. It is the square root of the variance.
According to Juran's Quality Handbook by Defeo (7th edition),
- Standard deviation. The square root of the variance.
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.
