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Standard deviation is a common statistical measurement and is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as: ‘A quantity expressing by how much the members of a group differ from the mean value for the group.’ In ...

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 ...