standard deviation
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Others criticized Cliffwater’s marketing, especially when it boasted of hedge-fund-like returns with minimal risks, citing industry metrics like Sharpe ratios and standard deviation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
On that day, the S&P 500 was trading in overbought territory, which Bespoke and many others define as one standard deviation above the index’s 50-day moving average.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
Each standard deviation drop in relative amplitude was linked to a 54% increase in dementia risk.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026
New York provides a range of standard deviation, specifying a 68% probability that the GDP figure will fall between 1.07% and 3.99%.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
No other breed falls outside the standard deviation.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
