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  • 121Deviation (statistics) — In mathematics and statistics, deviation is a measure of difference for interval and ratio variables between the observed value and the mean. The sign of deviation (positive or negative), reports the direction of that difference (it is larger… …

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  • 122Checking whether a coin is fair — In statistics, the question of checking whether a coin is fair is one whose importance lies, firstly, in providing a simple problem on which to illustrate basic ideas of statistical inference and, secondly, in providing a simple problem that can… …

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  • 123Daoist music — The earliest reference to Daoist music is of the music of ‘pacing the void’ (buxu), said to have been a Daoist imitation of Buddhist hymns composed by Gao Zhi (192–232 BCE) in Yushan (Yiyunji, cf. Hôbôgirin, s.v. Bombai: 96). However, no… …

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  • 124double bogey — verb to shoot two strokes over par (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑double bogey • Topics: ↑golf, ↑golf game • Hypernyms: ↑shoot • …

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  • 125stanine — noun Etymology: standard (score) + nine Date: 1944 any of the nine classes into which a set of normalized standard scores arranged according to rank in educational testing are divided, which include the bottom 4 percent and the top 4 percent of… …

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  • 126Relative risk — In statistics and mathematical epidemiology, relative risk (RR) is the risk of an event (or of developing a disease) relative to exposure. Relative risk is a ratio of the probability of the event occurring in the exposed group versus a non… …

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  • 127Z (disambiguation) — Z is the twenty sixth and last letter of the Latin alphabetZ may also refer to:In science and computing: * mathbb{Z}, the notation for the set of Integers * Haplogroup Z (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup * W and Z bosons, carriers of… …

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  • 128par — pÉ‘r /pɑː n. equal status or level; face value of a currency compared to a foreign currency as measured by its worth in precious metals (Finance); standard score set for each hole on a golf course (Golf) v. (Golf) score par on a hole …

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