Chebyshev's inequality

British

/ ˈtʃɛbɪˌʃɒfs /

noun

statistics the fundamental theorem that the probability that a random variable differs from its mean by more than k standard deviations is less than or equal to 1/ k ²

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Etymology

Origin of Chebyshev's inequality

named after P. L. Chebyshev (1821–94), Russian mathematician

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The critical distinction is that it is not a big deal to acquire a modest knowledge of variance, dispersion, sigma, nor Chebyshev’s Inequality.

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