Deviation

The difference of a quantity from some fixed value, usually the "correct" or "expected" one.

See also

Absolute Deviation, Average Absolute Deviation, Difference, Mean Deviation, Signed Deviation, Standard Deviation, Statistical Dispersion

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References

Kenney, J. F. and Keeping, E. S. "Deviations." §6.3 in Mathematics of Statistics, Pt. 1, 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, p. 76 1962.

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