coefficient of variation
Sign in to saveAlso known as CV, relative standard deviation, RSD, variation coefficient
relative standard deviation: standard deviation divided by the mean
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Encyclopedic overview
In probability theory and statistics, the coefficient of variation (CV), also known as normalized root-mean-square deviation (NRMSD), and relative standard deviation (RSD), is a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution. It is defined as the ratio of the standard deviation
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