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Standard Deviation

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A statistical measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values. In betting, it can be used to quantify the risk or volatility of a betting strategy.

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  • 1A statistical measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values. In betting, it ca

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values. In betting, it can be used to quantify the risk or volatility of a betting strategy.

Example

A betting strategy with a high standard deviation will have larger swings in its bankroll.