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Standard deviation

The square root of variance. Expresses average distance from the mean in the same units as the metric (e.g., gp).

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Usage example

If GPH has a large standard deviation, comparing two routes requires longer testing to be confident.

Notes & caveats

Useful for confidence intervals and A/B comparisons of routes.

See also

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