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for the distribution, such that half of the values from the distribution will lie within the interval and half outside. Thus for a
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The probable error can also be expressed as a multiple of the standard deviation σ, which requires that at least the second
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of the distribution should exist, whereas the other definition does not. For a
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CRC Standard Probability and Statistics Tables and Formulae
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Index

statistics
half-range
central point
symmetric distribution
interquartile range
median absolute deviation
scale parameter
Cauchy distribution
statistical moment
normal distribution
details
Average absolute deviation
Circular error probable
Confidence interval
Standard error


ISBN
0-19-920613-9
ISBN
1584880597
Categories
Theory of probability distributions
Errors and residuals
Statistical deviation and dispersion

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