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'''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
'''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
which is the formula for a [[point estimate]] of the true standard deviation from a sample size of ''n''. As such this [[statistical estimator]] itself has a variance which, as the formula indicates, decreases as the sample size increases.
which is the formula for a [[point estimate]] of the true standard deviation from a sample size of ''n''. As such this [[statistical estimator]] itself has a variance which, as the formula indicates, decreases as the sample size increases.
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