## Metadata - Author: [[Allen downey|Allen Downey]] - Full Title:: Which Standard Deviation? - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://allendowney.substack.com/p/which-standard-deviation - Finished date:: [[2024-06-15]] ## Highlights > Should we care? > On one hand, it is impressive that such a simple correction yields a much better estimator. On the other hand, it almost never matters in practice. > • If you have a large sample, the difference between the two versions is negligible. > • If you have a small sample, you can’t make a precise estimate of the standard deviation anyway. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0ewqqq0r8et59byw8nywdgx))