StDevP

Syntax

StDevP(Values,…)

Parameters

Values1, Values2, …, ValuesN. The data array forming the entire population.

Description

The method calculates standard deviation based on the entire population.

Comments

The standard deviation is a measure showing how widely data points are spread relative to the mean. The standard deviation is calculated using the "biased" or n method.

If the data represents sample of the entire population, calculate the standard deviation using the StDev function.

See also:

Function Wizard | Statistical Functions