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coefficient of variation

British

noun

statistics a measure of the relative variation of distribution independent of the units of measurement; the standard deviation divided by the mean, sometimes expressed as a percentage

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Theranos’s written protocols required the coefficient of variation “to be not more than 15%,” according to the inspection report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2016

The coefficient of variation was calculated for each of the 20 measurements in order to determine which varied least.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

In general, measurements having the least coefficient of variation were used in comparing samples from different geographic areas.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

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