Insight Inspect Large Variability - STDEV_TIME setting

The default STDEV_TIME setting for DeltaV modules is 0.  STDEV_TIME is the standard deviation time basis for the standard deviation calculations.  I have never seen a site that correctly configured their STDEV_TIME parameters.  Does this mean the Large Variability metric is not fully utilized?  My current understanding is that if you do not have an accurate STDEV_TIME setting then you will not have accurate standard deviation calculations.  For fast loops, such as flow controllers, the STDEV_TIME default of 0 is acceptable.  But for slower controllers such as level controllers, the default value will result in significantly incorrect variability calculations and therefore metrics.  Is this correct?  Does anyone have a suggested methodology for efficiently assigning STDEV_TIME to all modules as necessary?  How do determine STDEV_TIME for all modules quickly?  I have considered Entech or bulk assumptions that I wont get into here.  Any recommendations/thoughts would be greatly appreciated

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  • From books online, STDEV_TIME : The time frame over which STDEV and STDEV_CAP are performed. The default value of zero is good for most process where the scan rate is no more than approximately 10 times faster than the time to steady state.