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The standard deviation is the most commonly used measure of dispersion which is measured with the same units as the data. It is easily calculated as the square root of the variance. It can never be a negative number since we always use the positive square root.

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+The '''standard deviation''' is the most commonly used measure of dispersion which is measured with the same units as the data. It is easily calculated as the square root of the [[variance]]. It can never be a negative number since we always use the positive square root.
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-The '''standard deviation''' is the most commonly used measure of dispersion which is measured with the same units as the data. It is easily calculated as the square root of the [[Variance]]. It can never be a negative number since we always use the positive square root.