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StandardDeviation

StandardDeviation[list]
gives the sample standard deviation of the elements in list.
StandardDeviation[dist]
gives the standard deviation of the symbolic distribution dist.
  • StandardDeviation[{{x1, y1, ...}, {x2, y2, ...}, ...}] gives {StandardDeviation[{x1, x2, ...}], StandardDeviation[{y1, y2, ...}]}.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Standard deviation of a list of numbers:
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Standard deviation of elements in each column:
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Standard deviation of a symbolic lognormal distribution:
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