Mean signed deviation

ID: mean-signed-deviation

Mean Signed Deviation (MSD) is a statistical measure that quantifies the average of the signed differences between observed values and a central measure, such as the mean or median. Unlike the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD), which takes the absolute values of the deviations to avoid cancellation, the Mean Signed Deviation retains the positive and negative signs of the differences.

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