The distribution of sample standard deviations

John S. Croucher

doi:10.1080/0020739880190115

The distribution of sample standard deviations

John S. Croucher^*

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Macquarie Graduate School of Management

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The distribution of the means of large samples drawn from populations is well known. Little, if any, mention is ever made of the distribution of the standard deviations of these samples. This paper examines this aspect and derives relevant formulae.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-127
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739880190115
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1988

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