Naming Variables Badly: A Standard Deviation Called μ
Naming a standard deviation μ is like naming a child 'Señor Whiskers'.
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And naming the standard deviation of a distribution "μ"… [a bell curve labeled σ − 2μ, σ − μ, σ, σ + μ, σ + 2μ] …is like naming a child "Señor Whiskers." Child: "Why do the other kids make fun of my name?"