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Standard Deviation
Definition
A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values. A low standard deviation indicates values are close to the mean; a high one indicates they are spread out.
Example
The mean systolic blood pressure was 130 mmHg (SD = 12 mmHg).
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