Chebyshev's theorem

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statistical theorem
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chebyshev's_inequality
gptkbp:appliesTo random variables with finite mean and variance
all probability distributions
gptkbp:category Inequalities in probability theory
Theorems in statistics
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:normal_distribution
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Bienaymé–Chebyshev_inequality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chebyshev's theorem
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pafnuty_Chebyshev
gptkbp:provides bound on probability of deviation from mean
gptkbp:publishedIn 19th century
gptkbp:state For any real number k > 1, at least 1 - 1/k^2 of the distribution's values lie within k standard deviations of the mean
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:probability_theory
statistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pafnuty_Chebyshev
gptkb:Prime_Number_Theorem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6