STDEVA

STDEVA sample standard deviation of the given sample

Synopsis

STDEVA(area1,area2,…)

Arguments

area1: first cell area

area2: second cell area

Description

STDEVA is also known as the N-1-standard deviation.

To obtain the population standard deviation of a whole population use STDEVPA.

Numbers, text and logical values are included in the calculation too. If the cell contains text or the argument evaluates to FALSE, it is counted as value zero (0). If the argument evaluates to TRUE, it is counted as one (1). Note that empty cells are not counted.

Microsoft Excel Compatibility

This function is Excel compatible.

See also

STDEV, STDEVPA.