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'''Standard deviation''' is a measure in [[Statistics|statistics]] of the [[dispersion]] of a set of values (represented as <math>X</math>).  It is defined as the square root of the [[variance:Probability and Statistics|variance]] of these values, where variance is defined as

'''Standard deviation''' is a measure in [[statistics]] of the [[dispersion]] of a set of values (represented as <math>X</math>).  It is defined as the square root of the [[variance:Probability and Statistics|variance]] of these values, where variance is defined as

:<math>\sigma^2 = \operatorname{E}[(X-\operatorname{E}[X])^2] = \operatorname{E}[X^2] - (\operatorname{E}[X])^2</math>

:<math>\sigma^2 = \operatorname{E}[(X-\operatorname{E}[X])^2] = \operatorname{E}[X^2] - (\operatorname{E}[X])^2</math>

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