Standard Deviation Formula (σ and s)

Standard deviation measures how spread out values are around the mean. It's the square root of the variance, and it's the foundation of nearly every statistical test. Choose the population formula when you have ALL data; choose the sample formula (with N−1, Bessel's correction) when working from a sample.

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