CLASSROOM NOTES An Upper Bound on the Value of the Standard Deviation.

Authors: 
Croucher, J. S.
Editors: 
Goodall, G.
Type: 
Journal Article
Category: 
Teaching
Volume: 
26(2)
Pages: 
54-55
Year: 
2004
Publisher: 
Teaching Statistics
Abstract: 

This article derives a simple upper bound for the sample standard deviation that could be useful in guarding against gross errors of calculation.

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