Meaning 1technical; statistics and data analysis · 82%
A statistical measure of how widely values are spread around their mean.
Natural examples
Die Varianz der Messwerte war nach der Kalibrierung deutlich kleiner.
The variance of the measurements was much smaller after calibration.
Für den Vergleich der Gruppen berechnet die Studentin zuerst die Varianz.
The student first calculates the variance to compare the groups.
Eine hohe Varianz weist auf stark unterschiedliche Werte hin.
A high variance indicates widely differing values.
Usage note
In statistics, variance measures squared deviation from the mean; a larger variance indicates more spread.
Mini-lesson: Varianz
A statistical measure of how widely values are spread around their mean. In statistics, variance measures squared deviation from the mean; a larger variance indicates more spread.
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