sample.sd: Sample Standard Deviation

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples

View source: R/samplesd.R

Description

sample.sd computes the sample standard deviation of a sample x.

Usage

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Arguments

x

a numeric vector containing the sample.

Details

Given \{x_1,…,x_n\} a sample of a random variable, the sample standard deviation can be computed as S=√{\frac{1}{n}∑_{i=1}^n (x_i-\bar{x})^2}.

Value

A single numerical value corresponding with the sample standard deviation.

Examples

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x=rnorm(20)
sample.sd(x)

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