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A-ntpsec-1-hour-stats

Report generated: Mon Sep 14 09:01:02 2026 UTC
Start Time: Mon Sep 14 08:00:34 2026 UTC
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Report published: Mon Sep 14 02:01:12 AM 2026 PDT
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Local Clock Time/Frequency Offsets

local offset plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Time Offset -2.506 -2.106 -1.454 0.065 1.226 1.599 2.139 2.680 3.705 0.809 0.039 µs -0.3568 3.053
Local Clock Frequency Offset 93.170 93.414 93.979 100.113 102.615 102.997 103.302 8.636 9.583 2.933 99.065 ppb -0.4332 1.754

The time and frequency offsets between the ntpd calculated time and the local system clock. Showing frequency offset (red, in parts per million, scale on right) and the time offset (blue, in μs, scale on left). Quick changes in time offset will lead to larger frequency offsets.

These are fields 3 (time) and 4 (frequency) from the loopstats log file.



Local RMS Time Jitter

local jitter plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.680 0.726 0.794 1.085 1.522 1.654 1.799 0.728 0.928 0.226 1.112 µs 0.4446 2.442

The RMS Jitter of the local clock offset. In other words, how fast the local clock offset is changing.

Lower is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0μs.

RMS jitter is field 5 in the loopstats log file.



Local RMS Frequency Jitter

local stability plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 257.000 269.000 286.000 378.000 527.000 563.000 608.000 241.000 294.000 73.497 390.570 10e-12 0.5011 2.515

The RMS Frequency Jitter (aka wander) of the local clock's frequency. In other words, how fast the local clock changes frequency.

Lower is better. An ideal clock would be a horizontal line at 0ppm.

RMS Frequency Jitter is field 6 in the loopstats log file.



Local Clock Time Offset Histogram

local offset histogram plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Offset -2.506 -2.106 -1.454 0.065 1.226 1.599 2.139 2.680 3.705 0.809 0.039 µs -0.3568 3.053

The clock offsets of the local clock as a histogram.

The Local Clock Offset is field 3 from the loopstats log file.



Local Temperatures

local temps plot

Local temperatures. These will be site-specific depending upon what temperature sensors you collect data from. Temperature changes affect the local clock crystal frequency and stability. The math of how temperature changes frequency is complex, and also depends on crystal aging. So there is no easy way to correct for it in software. This is the single most important component of frequency drift.

The Local Temperatures are from field 3 from the tempstats log file.



Local Frequency/Temp

local freq temps plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Frequency Offset 93.170 93.414 93.979 100.113 102.615 102.997 103.302 8.636 9.583 2.933 99.065 ppb -0.4332 1.754
Temp ZONE0 56.920 56.920 56.920 57.996 57.996 57.996 57.996 1.076 1.076 0.321 57.817 °C

The frequency offsets and temperatures. Showing frequency offset (red, in parts per million, scale on right) and the temperatures.

These are field 4 (frequency) from the loopstats log file, and field 3 from the tempstats log file.



Server Offsets

peer offsets plot

The offset of all refclocks and servers. This can be useful to see if offset changes are happening in a single clock or all clocks together.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 162.159.200.123

peer offset 162.159.200.123 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 162.159.200.123 3.216 3.216 3.216 3.856 4.669 4.669 4.669 1.454 1.454 0.392 3.776 ms 0.5517 2.762

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 169.229.128.134

peer offset 169.229.128.134 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 169.229.128.134 3.816 3.816 3.816 4.006 4.405 4.405 4.405 0.589 0.589 0.156 4.011 ms 1.109 3.784

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 173.8.172.33

peer offset 173.8.172.33 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 173.8.172.33 -1.070 -1.070 -1.070 1.895 4.560 4.560 4.560 5.630 5.630 1.552 1.788 ms -0.0903 2.212

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 50.116.42.84

peer offset 50.116.42.84 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 50.116.42.84 2.037 2.037 2.037 3.433 4.639 4.639 4.639 2.602 2.602 0.599 3.437 ms -0.4616 3.93

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 52.10.183.132

peer offset 52.10.183.132 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 52.10.183.132 2.665 2.665 2.665 3.473 5.324 5.324 5.324 2.659 2.659 0.875 3.629 ms 0.9822 2.764

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 64.142.122.36

peer offset 64.142.122.36 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 64.142.122.36 3.029 3.029 3.029 3.323 4.291 4.291 4.291 1.262 1.262 0.320 3.352 ms 1.948 6.375

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset 66.220.9.122

peer offset 66.220.9.122 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset 66.220.9.122 3.420 3.420 3.420 3.739 4.386 4.386 4.386 0.966 0.966 0.268 3.701 ms 1.234 4.177

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset SHM(0)

peer offset SHM(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset SHM(0) -133.208 -133.208 -132.679 -131.384 -130.361 -129.810 -129.810 2.318 3.398 0.641 -131.354 ms -0.4474 3.394

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Offset SHM(1)

peer offset SHM(1) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Offset SHM(1) -2.507 -2.107 -1.455 0.066 1.227 1.600 2.140 2.682 3.707 0.810 0.039 µs -0.3563 3.049

The offset of a server in seconds. This is useful to see how the measured offset is behaving.

The chart also plots offset±rtt, where rtt is the round trip time to the server. NTP can not really know the offset of a remote chimer, NTP computes it by subtracting rtt/2 from the offset. Plotting the offset±rtt reverses this calculation to more easily see the effects of rtt changes.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s. Typical 90% ranges may be: local LAN server 80µs; 90% ranges for WAN server may be 4ms and much larger.

Clock Offset is field 5 in the peerstats log file. The Round Trip Time (rtt) is field 6 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitters

peer jitters plot

The RMS Jitter of all refclocks and servers. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 162.159.200.123

peer jitter 162.159.200.123 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 162.159.200.123 0.578 0.578 0.578 1.255 2.197 2.197 2.197 1.619 1.619 0.487 1.349 ms 0.3593 2.026

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 169.229.128.134

peer jitter 169.229.128.134 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 169.229.128.134 1.079 1.079 1.079 1.756 5.076 5.076 5.076 3.997 3.997 1.094 2.106 ms 1.573 4.808

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 173.8.172.33

peer jitter 173.8.172.33 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 173.8.172.33 1.218 1.218 1.218 2.358 3.984 3.984 3.984 2.765 2.765 0.875 2.457 ms 0.2436 1.85

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 50.116.42.84

peer jitter 50.116.42.84 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 50.116.42.84 0.860 0.860 0.860 1.676 2.719 2.719 2.719 1.859 1.859 0.615 1.771 ms -0.08237 1.801

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 52.10.183.132

peer jitter 52.10.183.132 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 52.10.183.132 0.745 0.745 0.745 2.086 3.125 3.125 3.125 2.381 2.381 0.782 2.112 ms -0.3034 1.764

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 64.142.122.36

peer jitter 64.142.122.36 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 64.142.122.36 0.849 0.849 0.849 1.537 2.068 2.068 2.068 1.219 1.219 0.397 1.493 ms -0.09532 1.838

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter 66.220.9.122

peer jitter 66.220.9.122 plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter 66.220.9.122 0.693 0.693 0.693 1.157 2.108 2.108 2.108 1.414 1.414 0.513 1.343 ms 0.3968 1.504

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter SHM(0)

peer jitter SHM(0) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter SHM(0) 0.040 0.040 0.065 0.380 1.179 1.594 1.594 1.114 1.554 0.360 0.493 ms 0.9896 3.487

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Server Jitter SHM(1)

peer jitter SHM(1) plot

Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Server Jitter SHM(1) 0.354 0.432 0.566 0.995 1.901 2.611 2.828 1.335 2.179 0.426 1.096 µs 1.188 4.741

The RMS Jitter of a server. Jitter is the current estimated dispersion, in other words the variation in offset between samples.

Closer to 0s is better. An ideal system would be a horizontal line at 0s.

RMS Jitter is field 8 in the peerstats log file.



Summary


Percentiles...... Ranges...... Skew- Kurt-
Name Min1%5%50%95% 99%Max   90%98%StdDev  MeanUnits nessosis
Local Clock Frequency Offset 93.170 93.414 93.979 100.113 102.615 102.997 103.302 8.636 9.583 2.933 99.065 ppb -0.4332 1.754
Local Clock Time Offset -2.506 -2.106 -1.454 0.065 1.226 1.599 2.139 2.680 3.705 0.809 0.039 µs -0.3568 3.053
Local RMS Frequency Jitter 257.000 269.000 286.000 378.000 527.000 563.000 608.000 241.000 294.000 73.497 390.570 10e-12 0.5011 2.515
Local RMS Time Jitter 0.680 0.726 0.794 1.085 1.522 1.654 1.799 0.728 0.928 0.226 1.112 µs 0.4446 2.442
Server Jitter 162.159.200.123 0.578 0.578 0.578 1.255 2.197 2.197 2.197 1.619 1.619 0.487 1.349 ms 0.3593 2.026
Server Jitter 169.229.128.134 1.079 1.079 1.079 1.756 5.076 5.076 5.076 3.997 3.997 1.094 2.106 ms 1.573 4.808
Server Jitter 173.8.172.33 1.218 1.218 1.218 2.358 3.984 3.984 3.984 2.765 2.765 0.875 2.457 ms 0.2436 1.85
Server Jitter 50.116.42.84 0.860 0.860 0.860 1.676 2.719 2.719 2.719 1.859 1.859 0.615 1.771 ms -0.08237 1.801
Server Jitter 52.10.183.132 0.745 0.745 0.745 2.086 3.125 3.125 3.125 2.381 2.381 0.782 2.112 ms -0.3034 1.764
Server Jitter 64.142.122.36 0.849 0.849 0.849 1.537 2.068 2.068 2.068 1.219 1.219 0.397 1.493 ms -0.09532 1.838
Server Jitter 66.220.9.122 0.693 0.693 0.693 1.157 2.108 2.108 2.108 1.414 1.414 0.513 1.343 ms 0.3968 1.504
Server Jitter SHM(0) 0.040 0.040 0.065 0.380 1.179 1.594 1.594 1.114 1.554 0.360 0.493 ms 0.9896 3.487
Server Jitter SHM(1) 0.354 0.432 0.566 0.995 1.901 2.611 2.828 1.335 2.179 0.426 1.096 µs 1.188 4.741
Server Offset 162.159.200.123 3.216 3.216 3.216 3.856 4.669 4.669 4.669 1.454 1.454 0.392 3.776 ms 0.5517 2.762
Server Offset 169.229.128.134 3.816 3.816 3.816 4.006 4.405 4.405 4.405 0.589 0.589 0.156 4.011 ms 1.109 3.784
Server Offset 173.8.172.33 -1.070 -1.070 -1.070 1.895 4.560 4.560 4.560 5.630 5.630 1.552 1.788 ms -0.0903 2.212
Server Offset 50.116.42.84 2.037 2.037 2.037 3.433 4.639 4.639 4.639 2.602 2.602 0.599 3.437 ms -0.4616 3.93
Server Offset 52.10.183.132 2.665 2.665 2.665 3.473 5.324 5.324 5.324 2.659 2.659 0.875 3.629 ms 0.9822 2.764
Server Offset 64.142.122.36 3.029 3.029 3.029 3.323 4.291 4.291 4.291 1.262 1.262 0.320 3.352 ms 1.948 6.375
Server Offset 66.220.9.122 3.420 3.420 3.420 3.739 4.386 4.386 4.386 0.966 0.966 0.268 3.701 ms 1.234 4.177
Server Offset SHM(0) -133.208 -133.208 -132.679 -131.384 -130.361 -129.810 -129.810 2.318 3.398 0.641 -131.354 ms -0.4474 3.394
Server Offset SHM(1) -2.507 -2.107 -1.455 0.066 1.227 1.600 2.140 2.682 3.707 0.810 0.039 µs -0.3563 3.049
Temp ZONE0 56.920 56.920 56.920 57.996 57.996 57.996 57.996 1.076 1.076 0.321 57.817 °C
Summary as CSV file


Glossary:

frequency offset:
The difference between the ntpd calculated frequency and the local system clock frequency (usually in parts per million, ppm)
jitter, dispersion:
The short term change in a value. NTP measures Local Time Jitter, Refclock Jitter, and Server Jitter in seconds. Local Frequency Jitter is in ppm or ppb.
ms, millisecond:
One thousandth of a second = 0.001 seconds, 1e-3 seconds
mu, mean:
The arithmetic mean: the sum of all the values divided by the number of values. The formula for mu is: "mu = (∑xi) / N". Where xi denotes the data points and N is the number of data points.
ns, nanosecond:
One billionth of a second, also one thousandth of a microsecond, 0.000000001 seconds and 1e-9 seconds.
percentile:
The value below which a given percentage of values fall.
ppb, parts per billion:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ppb, one in one billion, 1/1,000,000,000, 0.000,000,001, 1e-9 and 0.000,000,1%
ppm, parts per million:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ppm, one in one million, 1/1,000,000, 0.000,001, and 0.000,1%
‰, parts per thousand:
Ratio between two values. These following are all the same: 1 ‰. one in one thousand, 1/1,000, 0.001, and 0.1%
refclock:
Reference clock, a local GPS module or other local source of time.
remote clock:
Any clock reached over the network, LAN or WAN. Also called a peer or server.
time offset:
The difference between the ntpd calculated time and the local system clock's time. Also called phase offset.
σ, sigma:
Sigma denotes the standard deviation (SD) and is centered on the arithmetic mean of the data set. The SD is simply the square root of the variance of the data set. Two sigma is simply twice the standard deviation. Three sigma is three times sigma. Smaller is better.
The formula for sigma is: "σ = √[ ∑(xi-mu)^2 / N ]". Where xi denotes the data points and N is the number of data points.
Skewness, Skew:
The skewness of a random variable X is the third standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses the FIsher-Pearson moment of skewness. There are other different ways to calculate Skewness Wikipedia describes Skewness best: "The qualitative interpretation of the skew is complicated and unintuitive."
A normal distribution has a skewness of zero.
Kurtosis, Kurt:
The kurtosis of a random variable X is the fourth standardized moment and is a dimension-less ratio. ntpviz uses standard Kurtosis. There are other different ways to calculate Kurtosis.
A normal distribution has a Kurtosis of three. NIST describes a kurtosis over three as "heavy tailed" and one under three as "light tailed".
upstream clock:
Any server or reference clock used as a source of time.
µs, us, microsecond:
One millionth of a second, also one thousandth of a millisecond, 0.000,001 seconds, and 1e-6 seconds.



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