In statistical terms, optimism is more than one standard deviation above the historical average.
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One standard deviation is defined as the price band a security trades in 68% of the time.
So changing one standard in isolation, as the European Commission has done, could have unforeseen effects elsewhere.
Pessimism is more than one standard deviation above its historical average, which makes it unusual, but not extraordinary.
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Optimism is currently more than one standard deviation beyond its historical average, meaning that this is an unusually high reading.
Rather it is just one standard deviation away from its average, making the current reading atypical, but not an outlier.
Specifically, I look to see whether bullish and bearish sentiment are within or beyond one standard deviation of their averages.
It is also more than one standard deviation below the historical average of 30%, making this an unusually low reading.
Nonetheless, optimism remains more than one standard deviation above its historic average of 39%-a sign that it remains at high levels.
Bearish sentiment is back to being more than one standard deviation above average, making it unusually high, but not extraordinarily so.
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Bullish sentiment is just slightly above one standard deviation from the historical average and bearish sentiment is within one standard deviation.
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We have never lived in a world where one standard educated everyone.
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Local police officers have one standard for searches and seizures: probable cause.
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Still, it's cheaper for hardware makers to support one standard, and 1394's main champions, Apple and Sony, lack the clout of USB's backers.
One standard measure compares the income of a household just below the top 10% of earners with one just above the bottom 10%.
There have been just 50 occasions since 1973 when this ratio was greater than one standard deviation from that average, as it is now.
The Twins' 0.525 winning percentage fell within that standard range, translating to a score of less than one standard deviation above the 0.500 mean.
For multinational companies reporting under GAAP and IFRS, there may be longer-term cost savings and improved investor relations from moving to one standard globally.
Bearish sentiment has been at or above 41% during three out of the last four weeks, equaling or exceeding one standard deviation above the average.
One standard is good, two standards do not constitute an improvement.
Instead of mandating one standard, the FCC let the carriers decide.
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Even with the decline, bullish sentiment is just slightly beyond one standard deviation of its historical norm, making the current reading atypical, but still not an outlier.
And when the ratio is as low as 0.911, one standard deviation, the market is signaling that small cap is relatively cheap and should outperform in the coming months.
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Bullish sentiment is now more than one standard deviation above its historical average, placing it above the typical range that has been registered over the course of the survey.
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Automakers have to meet certain fuel-efficiency standards, one standard for their fleet globally and another for their U.S. cars, which forces them to produce cars that they're not good at making.
Pessimism not only stayed at its lowest level since December 23, 2010, it also remained at a reading that is more than one standard deviation below the historical average of 30%.
One standard deviation is a good measurement to use.
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First, at least 33 percent by volume of the sales to an allegedly targeted group must be at prices that are less than one standard deviation below the average price to all other groups.
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