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mean deviation

/miːn ˌdiːviˈeɪʃən/

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/miːn ˌdiːviˈeɪʃən/C1formalscientific
  • ruСтатистическая мера, представляющая среднее абсолютное отклонение каждой точки данных в наборе от среднего значения этого набора, указывающая на разброс или дисперсию данных.

A statistical measure that represents the average absolute difference between each data point in a set and the mean of that set, indicating the spread or dispersion of the data.

  1. Statistical measure of dispersionC1formal

    The average of the absolute differences between each data point and the mean of the dataset.

    ruСреднее отклонение

    • The mean deviation of the test scores was calculated to be 5.2 points.
    • Researchers use mean deviation to understand data variability.
    • A low mean deviation indicates that the data points are clustered closely around the mean.