standard deviation
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On weekends with low box-office returns—defined as one standard deviation below normal—tipping rates were 20.61%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Tesla’s average analyst price target is $408 with a 35% standard deviation, implying wider outcomes than other tech giants.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
And yet the VIX finished Friday above 27, a level that is roughly one standard deviation above the index’s long-term average.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
At estimated 2027 price-to-book of 0.95X, banking stock valuations appear undemanding, trading one standard deviation below its five-year mean price-to-book of 1.07X, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
No other breed falls outside the standard deviation.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
