Standard Deviation

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Standard Deviation

The graphic representation of data can then be divided into eight sections with the mean in the center of the X-axis.

  • Each of these sections is one standard deviation or SD. In the middle of these eight sections is a line that represents the mean.
  • The illustrated Gaussian curve shows a normal distribution, which indicates that most of the data points are close to the mean with very few of the data points being at one extreme or the other.