Which "mean" to use and when? - Cross Validated
So we have arithmetic mean (AM), geometric mean (GM) and harmonic mean (HM). Their mathematical formulation is also well known along with their associated stereotypical …
What is implied by standard deviation being much larger than the …
What does it imply for standard deviation being more than twice the mean? Our data is timing data from event durations and so strictly positive. (Sometimes very small negatives show up …
Mean absolute deviation vs. standard deviation - Cross Validated
Jan 13, 2014 · After calculating the "sum of absolute deviations" or the "square root of the sum of squared deviations", you average them to get the "mean deviation" and the "standard …
Which is better, replacement by mean and replacement by median?
Mar 27, 2015 · Replacement by mean or median --- or mode -- is in effect saying that you have no information on what a missing value might be. It is hard to know why imputation is though to …
mean - Difference between standard error and standard deviation
Nov 3, 2017 · I'm struggling to understand the difference between the standard error and the standard deviation. How are they different and why do you need to measure the standard ...
How do I interpret mean absolute error (MAE) or mean absolute ...
Apr 29, 2020 · For example, I am predicting a score that can have value from 0 to 100. Lets assume MAPE = 10 for one case. In other case MAE = 10. How can I interpret it in layman …
regression - When is R squared negative? - Cross Validated
This is because, without the benefit of an intercept, the regression could do worse than the sample mean in terms of tracking the dependent variable (i.e., the numerator could be greater …
Will the mean of a set of means always be the same as the mean …
Jan 13, 2015 · The above calculations also demonstrate that there is no general order between the mean of the means and the overall mean. In other words, the hypotheses "mean of means …
How to interpret root mean squared error (RMSE) vs standard …
Oct 27, 2016 · Let's say I have a model that gives me projected values. I calculate RMSE of those values. And then the standard deviation of the actual values. Does it make any sense to …
mean - Is it correct to use plus or minus symbol before standard ...
Apr 21, 2015 · I have represented standard deviation as "±SD" before in publications. But I like to have opinions on this. Is it appropriate to use the notation '±' with SD ? Or ...