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Standard deviations (SDs) are often being used for summarizing the spread of the data from a sample. If the spread in the data is small, then the same will be true for the standard deviation. Underneath the calculation is illustrated with the help of a data example.
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Cleophas, T.J., Zwinderman, A.H. (2011). Standard Deviations. In: Statistical Analysis of Clinical Data on a Pocket Calculator. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1211-9_2
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