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Background documentation Formulas to Calculate the Statistics  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

The following formulas are used to calculate statistical numbers for continuous fields:

Statistical Numbers

Formula

Average

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Median

The median of a series of values is the central value (or the average of the two central values, if n is even) for the ordered series.

Quartile

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Standard deviation

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Variation coefficient

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Relative skewness

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The relative skewness is a key figure that contains the information about the asymmetry of the data. If the distribution of data around the median is symmetrical, then the skewness is 0 (zero). If the distribution has a peak with a short tail on the left side and long tail on the right side, then the skewness > 0. If the long tail is on the left side and the short tail is on the right, then the skewness is < 0.

Outlier

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