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WorksheetFunction.StDevP Method

Definition

Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population given as arguments. The standard deviation is a measure of how widely values are dispersed from the average value (the mean).

public double StDevP (object Arg1, object Arg2, object Arg3, object Arg4, object Arg5, object Arg6, object Arg7, object Arg8, object Arg9, object Arg10, object Arg11, object Arg12, object Arg13, object Arg14, object Arg15, object Arg16, object Arg17, object Arg18, object Arg19, object Arg20, object Arg21, object Arg22, object Arg23, object Arg24, object Arg25, object Arg26, object Arg27, object Arg28, object Arg29, object Arg30);
Public Function StDevP (Arg1 As Object, Optional Arg2 As Object, Optional Arg3 As Object, Optional Arg4 As Object, Optional Arg5 As Object, Optional Arg6 As Object, Optional Arg7 As Object, Optional Arg8 As Object, Optional Arg9 As Object, Optional Arg10 As Object, Optional Arg11 As Object, Optional Arg12 As Object, Optional Arg13 As Object, Optional Arg14 As Object, Optional Arg15 As Object, Optional Arg16 As Object, Optional Arg17 As Object, Optional Arg18 As Object, Optional Arg19 As Object, Optional Arg20 As Object, Optional Arg21 As Object, Optional Arg22 As Object, Optional Arg23 As Object, Optional Arg24 As Object, Optional Arg25 As Object, Optional Arg26 As Object, Optional Arg27 As Object, Optional Arg28 As Object, Optional Arg29 As Object, Optional Arg30 As Object) As Double

Parameters

Arg1
Object

Number1, number2, ... - 1 to 30 number arguments 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.

Arg2
Object
Arg3
Object
Arg4
Object
Arg5
Object
Arg6
Object
Arg7
Object
Arg8
Object
Arg9
Object
Arg10
Object
Arg11
Object
Arg12
Object
Arg13
Object
Arg14
Object
Arg15
Object
Arg16
Object
Arg17
Object
Arg18
Object
Arg19
Object
Arg20
Object
Arg21
Object
Arg22
Object
Arg23
Object
Arg24
Object
Arg25
Object
Arg26
Object
Arg27
Object
Arg28
Object
Arg29
Object
Arg30
Object

Returns

Remarks

Important: This function has been replaced with one or more new functions that may provide improved accuracy and whose names better reflect their usage. This function is still available for compatibility with earlier versions of Excel. However, if backward compatibility is not required, you should consider using the new functions from now on, because they more accurately describe their functionality. For more information about the new function, see the StDev_P(Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object) method.

StDevP assumes that its arguments are the entire population. If your data represents a sample of the population, then compute the standard deviation using StDev(Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object).

For large sample sizes, StDev(Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object) and StDevP return approximately equal values.

The standard deviation is calculated using the "biased" or "n" method. Arguments can either be numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.

Logical values, and text representations of numbers that you type directly into the list of arguments are counted.

If an argument is an array or reference, only numbers in that array or reference are counted. Empty cells, logical values, text, or error values in the array or reference are ignored.

Arguments that are error values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors. StDevP uses the following formula:

Figure 1: Equation for the StDevP method

Applies to