# STDEVPA

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## Content



This function returns the standard deviation for an entire specified population, including text or logical values as well as numeric values.

## Syntax

STDEVPA(*value1*,*value2,...*)

## Arguments

Each argument can be a cell, a cell range, a float value, text, a logical value, or an integer value. There can be up to 255 arguments. TRUE evaluates as 1. Text or FALSE evaluates as 0.

## Remarks

The standard deviation is a measure of how widely values are dispersed from the average value.
The standard deviation is calculated using the "biased" or "n" method.
The equation for calculating the standard deviation for a population is:
![STDEVPA Equation](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/0ed25d3e-6b2a-4cf0-8f1b-7ed5ab18cf12/artwork/func-stdevpa.png)
where x is the value and n is the number of values.
This function assumes that its arguments are the entire population. If your data represents a sample of the population, then compute the standard deviation using the [STDEVA](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-functionsall/formulas-functsRtoS/FunctionSTDEVA) function.
This function differs from [STDEVP](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-functionsall/formulas-functsRtoS/FunctionSTDEVP) because it accepts text or logical values as well as numeric values.

## Data Types

Accepts numeric, text, and logical data for all arguments. Returns numeric data.

## Examples

`STDEVPA(A1,B2,C3,D4,E5,F6)`
`STDEVPA(A1:A9)`
`STDEVPA(R1C2,R3C4,R4C5,R7C2)`
`STDEVPA(95,89,73,87,85,76,100,96,96)` gives the result 8.8079649700

## Version Available

This function is available in product version 2.0 or later.

## See Also

[AVERAGE](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-functionsall/formulas-functsAtoC/FunctionAVERAGE) \| [STDEVP](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-functionsall/formulas-functsRtoS/FunctionSTDEVP) \| [STDEVA](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-functionsall/formulas-functsRtoS/FunctionSTDEVA) \| [Statistical Functions](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-overview/formulas-functs/formulas-functtypes/formulas-functsstats)