Sheppard's correction

[ shep-erdz ]

/ ˈʃɛp ərdz /

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noun Statistics.

a method of correcting the bias in standard deviations and higher moments of distributions that arises from grouping values of the variable.

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Also called Sheppard's adjustment.

Origin of Sheppard's correction

Named after William F. Sheppard (1863–1936), English statistician

Words nearby Sheppard's correction

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How to use Sheppard's correction in a sentence

In October, he traveled to Denver with Fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
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What 15 months in a federal correction institution will be like, according to a man who counsels to-be inmates.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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Correction: Officer Jose Rodriguez was misidentified in several places in an earlier version of this story.
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This mania for correction shows itself too in relation to the authorities themselves.
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He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
These evidences of an impulse to look on correction as a quite proper thing are corroborated by stories of self-punishment.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Neantmoins le vieil Membertou, pere du malade, conceut asss l'affaire, et me promit qu'on s'arresteroit tout ce que j'en dirois.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various