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STDEVA

This function returns the standard deviation for a set of numbers, text, or logical values.

Syntax

STDEVA(value1, [value2], ...)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument

Description

 value1, value2, ...

 Value1 is required, subsequent values are optional. 1 to 255 values corresponding to a sample of a population. You can also use a single array or a reference to an array instead of arguments separated by commas.

Remarks

The standard deviation is a measure of how widely values are dispersed from the average value.

The standard deviation is calculated using the "non-biased" or "n–1" method.

The equation for calculating the standard deviation is the same as for STDEV:


where x is the value and n is the number of values

This function assumes that its arguments are a sample of the population.

This function differs from STDEV because it accepts text or logical values as well as numeric values.

Examples

STDEVA(A1,B2,C3,D4,E5,F6)

STDEVA(A1:A9)

STDEVA(R1C2,R3C4,R4C5,R7C2)

STDEVA(95,89,73,87,85,76,100,96,96) gives the result 9.3422576382