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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' departure.) In [[statistics]], the difference between two numbers.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is commonly applied to the difference of a [[variable]] from its mean, or to the difference of an observed value from a theoretical value. <br/>''See'' [[standard deviation]], [[geostrophic departure]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 20 February 2012
deviation
(Also called departure.) In statistics, the difference between two numbers.
It is commonly applied to the difference of a variable from its mean, or to the difference of an observed value from a theoretical value.
See standard deviation, geostrophic departure.
See standard deviation, geostrophic departure.
