standard deviation
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Restaurant tipping rates decreased by 0.05% on weekends when box-office revenue was one standard deviation higher than average.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
On weekends with high box-office results—one standard deviation above normal—tipping rates dropped to 20.56%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The average analyst price target on Bloomberg is about $408, with a 35% standard deviation, he added.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
By Feb. 5, the index had fallen to one standard deviation below its 50-day moving average, putting it in oversold territory.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
No other breed falls outside the standard deviation.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
