Standard Deviation (from Internet Glossary of Statistical Terms)

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Persons unfamiliar with statistical analysis may find the entries easier to grasp if they are examined in the suggested learning order.

These entries are part of the interactive educational program STATISTICS EXPLAINED
by Dr. Howard S. Hoffman.

Alphabetical Order:

Suggested Learning Order:

α (alpha)
Alternative Hypothesis
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Average Deviation
β (beta)
Central Limit Theorem
Chi-Square (χ²)
Confounding Factor
Correlation Coefficient
Critical Region
Critical Value
Degrees of Freedom (df)
The Statistic F
F Test
Histogram
Mean (μ)
Mean Square
Median
Mode
Normal Distribution
Null Hypothesis
One-Tailed Test
Parameter
Population
Power
Prediction
Random Sample
Range
Regression
Regression Toward the Mean
Related Measures
Relationship between α, β & Power
Sample Mean (X Bar)
Sampling Distribution
s²
Standard Deviation
Standard Error
Statistic
Statistical Hypothesis
(see Null Hypothesis)
Statistical Significance
Statistical Test
Sum of Squares
The Statistic t
t Test
Transformation Rules
Two-tailed Test
Type I Error
Type II Error
Unbiased Estimate (→)
Variance
X Bar (See Sample Mean)
The Statistic Z
Z Score

Population
Histogram
Mean (μ)
Median
Mode
Range
Average Deviation
Variance
Standard Deviation
Random Sample
Parameter
Statistic
Sample Mean (X Bar)
s²
Sampling Distribution
Unbiased Estimate (→)
Central Limit Theorem
Standard Error
Normal Distribution
Transformation Rules
Z Score
Statistical Test
Critical Region
Critical Value
Two-Tailed Test
One-Tailed Test
The Statistic Z
Null Hypothesis
Statistical Hypothesis
Statistical Significance
α (alpha)
Type I Error
Alternative Hypothesis
β (beta)
Type II Error
Power
Relationship between α, β & Power
Degrees of Freedom (df)
The Statistic t
t Test
The Statistic F
F Test
Sum of Squares
Related Measures
Correlation Coefficient
Regression
Regression Toward the Mean
Prediction
Confounding Factor
Chi-Square (χ²)
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
Mean Square