standard deviation
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In oil’s case, it’s a 7-deviation move; everything else is in the 1-to-1.5 standard deviation range.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 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
"Our study proposed a simple yet objective method for determining hotspots using standard deviation values. This is the first time that this has been done."
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024
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
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