Relative Standard Deviation

Relative Standard Deviation In probability theory and statistics, the relative standard deviation (RSD or %RSD) is the absolute value of the coefficient of variation. It is often expressed as a percentage. A similar term that is sometimes used is the relative variance which is the square of the coefficient of variation. Also, the relative standard error is a measure of a statistical estimate's reliability obtained by dividing the standard error by the estimate; then multiplied by 100 to be expressed as a percentage. The relative standard deviation is widely used in analytical chemistry to express the precision and repeatability of an assay. It is also commonly used in fields such as engineering or physics when doing quality assurance studies and ANOVA gauge R&R. What is Standard Deviation? Standard deviation is a measure of variation in a series. When the items in a series are more dispersed from mean, then the standard deviation is large and when the items is the series are less dispersed from mean, then the standard deviation is small. Know More About :- Surface Area of Cone Math.Tutorvista.com Page No. :- 1/4

The square of standard deviation is called Variance, which is again a measure of dispersion. Standard Deviation Unit Standard deviation have the same units as the original data measurements. Standard Deviation Symbol "" is used to show the standard deviation notation. Symbol = , read as sigma. or x = Standard deviation value of random variable x. Negative Standard Deviation Standard deviation is the square root of a non-negative number. Standard deviation can be zero, but never negative. Both sides of the distribution result in positive value for standard deviation. Variance and Standard Deviation The variance and standard deviation are closely-related to each other, both are measures of variability. The variance is the average of the squared differences from the Mean and square root of the Variance is standard deviation. Standard Deviation Measures We can measure the standard deviation by finding the variance. Given below are the steps to be followed for solving the problem. Steps for Finding the Standard Deviation from the Variance:

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Step 1: Calculate arithmetic mean of the list of numbers. Step 2: We subtract the mean value from all the numbers in the list. Step 3: In order to avoid the negative numbers from the part of calculation, square the negative numbers. Step 4: Add the squared differences to get a single number. Step 5: Now find the variance to get the standard deviation. Step 6: From the variance we can find the standard deviation by finding the variance .

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