Coefficient of Variation (CV) - Normalized Root-Mean-Square Deviation - Percent RMS - Relative Standard Deviation (%RSD)
  • is a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution
  • it is defined as the ratio of the standard deviation 𝜎  to the mean 𝜇 (or its absolute value, |𝜇|)
  • smaller ratio denotes less variation in data

CV - Definition

  • 𝐶𝑉 = 𝜎/𝜇