Hypernym

deviation 2

noun

the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

mean deviation from the mean 1

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution

Synonyms

mean deviation 1
the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

statistics 1

noun

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters