diff --git a/source/statistics/metrics.rst b/source/statistics/metrics.rst index c86ef8a..1433fe4 100644 --- a/source/statistics/metrics.rst +++ b/source/statistics/metrics.rst @@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ When computing the standard deviation of :math:`X`, we have: .. math:: s^2=\frac{\sum_{i=0}^n (x_i-\overline{x})^2}{n} -In this case, the degree of freedom is :math:`n-1`. As the mean is already known, only :math:`n-1` -of the :math:`x_i` are allowed to vary. In fact, by knowing :math:`n-1` of the :math:`x_i`, we can deduce the last -one as follow: +In this case, the degree of freedom is :math:`n-1`. +As the mean is already known, only :math:`n-1` of the :math:`x_i` are allowed to vary. +Otherwise, the mean changes. In fact, by knowing :math:`n-1` of the :math:`x_i`, we can deduce the last one as follow: .. math:: \overline{x}=\frac{(\sum_{i=1}^{n-1} x_i) + x_n}{n} \Longrightarrow x_n = n\overline{x} - (\sum_{i=1}^{n-1} x_i)