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This article was originally published on Built In by Eric Kleppen. Variance is a powerful statistic used in data analysis and machine learning. It is one of the four main measures of variability along ...

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Many standard test and estimation procedures require the computation of the sample standard deviation. It is, however, often possible to replace the standard deviation by the more easily computed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Several simple estimates of the mean and standard deviation of a normal population are discussed. The efficiencies of these estimates are ...

It's possible to calculate the standard error in MATLAB by running a one-line command. Standard error is a measurement of the variability of a data set and how ...