For corresponding calculations for long-term statistics, go to Calculations for the gap distribution (long-term statistics) for Calculate Gap Pools.
Short-term gap mean before allocation

Short-term gap standard deviation before allocation

| Term | Description | 
|---|---|
| Ci | Diametrical correction of the ith element | 
| Di | Drift factor for the ith element | 
| Ni | Complexity of the ith element | 
| Si | Shift factor for the ith element | 
| σi | Standard deviation of the ith element | 
| σadj,i | Adjusted standard deviation of the ith element | 
| T | Gap targeted value (if not available, T = μGap,ST) | 
| Ti | Nominal value of the ith element | 
| μi | Mean of the ith element | 
| μadj,i | Adjusted mean of the ith element | 
| Vi | Directional vector of the ith element | 
| wi | Allocation weight for the mean pool or the variance pool, ith element | 
| Z.BenchGap,LT | Benchmark Z (long-term) of the gap | 
| Z.BenchGap,ST | Benchmark Z (short-term) of the gap | 
| Z.Benchi,LT | Benchmark Z (long-term) of the ith element | 
| Z.Benchi,ST | Benchmark Z (short-term) of the ith element | 
| ZP | Z-value, which gives desired PPM (right tail) for long-term gap distribution |