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... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > school psychology > statistical and measurement terms > standard deviations
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > general linear models > standard deviations
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > general linear models > standard deviations

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standard deviations  

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  • Standard deviation (SD) is the average distance of each score in a distribution from the mean. It is calculated by squaring the difference between each score and the mean, averaging those squared differences, and taking the square root of that average. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Psychology; Standard Deviation]

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