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statistics.stdev() Method in Python:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Statistics.stdev() computes the standard deviation from a sample of data.<\/p>\n

The standard deviation measures how evenly distributed the numbers are.<\/p>\n

A high standard deviation indicates that the data is dispersed, whereas a low standard deviation indicates that the data is tightly clustered around the mean.<\/p>\n

Tip: Unlike variance, the standard deviation is expressed in the same units as the data.<\/p>\n

The standard deviation is equal to the square root of the sample variance.<\/p>\n

Look at the statistics.pstdev() method to calculate the standard deviation of an entire population.<\/p>\n

Syntax:<\/strong><\/p>\n

statistics.stdev(data, xbar)<\/pre>\n

Parameters<\/strong><\/p>\n

data:<\/strong> This is Required. It is the data values that will be used (it can be any sequence, list, or iterator).<\/p>\n

xbar:<\/strong> This is Optional. The arithmetic mean of the given data. If omitted (or set to None), the mean is calculated automatically.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> It should be noted that if the data has fewer than two values, StatisticsError is returned.<\/p>\n

Return Value:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Returns a\u00a0float value representing the given data’s standard deviation.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Input:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given list = [10, 20, 40, 15, 30]<\/pre>\n

Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The standard deviation of the given list items [10, 20, 40, 15, 30] =  12.041594578792296<\/pre>\n

Example2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Input:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given list = [-2, 5, 8, 9, 0, -1]<\/pre>\n

Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The standard deviation of the given list items [-2, 5, 8, 9, 0, -1] = 4.792355023020171<\/pre>\n

statistics.stdev() Method with Examples in Python<\/span><\/p>\n