Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Abstract
The standard deviation is a commonly used statistical measure to quantify the level of variation present in a set of numbers or in a random variable. Sarkar and Rashid (2016) introduced an interpretation of the population standard deviation as the radius of a cylinder with a volume equivalent to that of the solid of revolution when the 2-D graph of the empirical cumulative distribution function is revolved about the vertical line through the mean. This article demonstrates step-by-step how to use the RevSD package in R/RStudio to visualize the standard deviation of data using this innovative technique. The RevSD package has been submitted to CRAN and will be made accessible to all users.
Recommended Citation
Nguyen, Hieu '25; Pham, Trung '25; Rashid, Mamunur; and Sarkar, Jyotirmoy, "Visualizing the Standard Deviation via Revolution using R/RStudio" (2024). Student Research. 64, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/studentresearchother/64
Comments
Prepared as part of summer student-faculty research.