quartile deviation

ˈkwɔːrtaɪl dɪˌviːeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of quartile deviation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

data variability metric equal to (Q3−Q1) divided by two

TECH.

The quartile deviation was small, so the sample values were tightly clustered.
We calculated the quartile deviation to summarize the spread of the test scores.
Because the quartile deviation was high, the professor suspected inconsistent grading.

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Expressions with deviation

deviation from the norm

action or behavior that is not typical

Her choice of career was a deviation from the norm.

standard deviation

spread of values, equal to variance's square root

The class test scores had a large standard deviation, showing big differences.

absolute deviation

absolute value of difference between data point and reference point

The absolute deviation helps in understanding data variability.

average deviation

measure of data dispersion

Analysts use average deviation to understand variability.

mean deviation from the mean

average of absolute differences from the mean

The mean deviation from the mean is used in statistics.

sample standard deviation

standard deviation of a sample from a population

The sample standard deviation was calculated for the survey data.

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French:écart quartile, ...
German:Quartilsabstand, ...
Italian:scarto quartilico, ...
Spanish:desviación cuartílica, ...
Portuguese:desvio quartílico, ...
Chinese:四分位差, ...
Japanese:四分位偏差, ...
Arabic:انْحِرَاف رُبْعِيّ, ...
Hebrew:סְטִיַּת רֶבַע, ...
Russian:квартильное отклонение, ...
Ukrainian:квартильне відхилення, ...
Hindi:चतुर्थक विचलन, ...
Bengali:চতুর্থাংশ বিচ্যুতি, ...
Catalan:desviació quartílica, ...
Czech:kvartilová odchylka, ...
Danish:kvartilafvigelse, ...
Dutch:kwartielafwijking, ...
Greek:τεταρτημοριακή απόκλιση, ...
Hungarian:félkvartilis terjedelem, ...
Khmer:គម្លាតចតុភាគ, ...
Korean:사분위 편차, ...
Persian:انحراف چارکی, ...
Polish:odchylenie ćwiartkowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):desvio quartílico, ...
Romanian:abatere cuartilă, ...
Swedish:kvartilavvikelse, ...
Thai:การเบี่ยงเบนควอไทล์, ...
Turkish:çeyrek sapma, ...
Vietnamese:độ lệch tứ phân vị, ...

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