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relative Standard Deviation
Message posted by Valter on November 19, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)
Please help with a formula to calculate "relative Standard deviation"
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Re: Relative Standard Deviation
Message posted by Harv on November 23, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)
RSD or Relative Standard Deviation is normally coomputed by dividing the SD (Standard Deviation) by X-bar (the Mean). This is done so that one can compare variability of sets with different means or average values.Regards,
Harv
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