STDEV

Name

STDEV -- 

Synopsis

STDEV(b1, b2, ...)

Description

STDEV returns standard deviation of a set of numbers treating these numbers as members of a populationThis function is Excel compatible.

Examples

Let us assume that the cells A1, A2, ..., A5 contain numbers 11.4, 17.3, 21.3, 25.9, and 40.1. Then

STDEV(A1:A5) equals 10.84619749.

See also

AVERAGE , DSTDEV , DSTDEVP , STDEVA , STDEVPA , VAR