Command: StandardDeviation

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Name:
 StandardDeviation - returns the standard deviation of the elements of an array
Synopsis:
 array StandardDeviation -> double, standard deviation
Parameters:
 array
Description:
 The function is implemented in SLI using Variance
Examples:
 [8 4 3 6 9 5] StandardDeviation --> 2.3166
Remarks:
 The Mathematica version is more general.
 Replaces arr::SDev in future versions.
Author:
 Diesmann
FirstVersion:
 2009.2.22
References:
   [1] The Mathematica Book "StandardDeviation"
SeeAlso:Max Sort Total Variance
Source:
 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/mathematica.sli

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