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| | <div style="font-size:30px">'''STDEVA(n1,n2,n3…)'''</div><br/> | | <div style="font-size:30px">'''STDEVA(n1,n2,n3…)'''</div><br/> |
| | *<math>n1,n2,n3... </math> are numbers. | | *<math>n1,n2,n3... </math> are numbers. |
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| | ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| − | *This function gives the standard deviation based on a given sample including the logical value and text. | + | *This function gives the Standard Deviation based on a given sample including the logical value and text. |
| − | *Standard deviation is a quantity expressing by how much the members of a group differ from the mean value for the group. | + | *Standard Deviation is a quantity expressing by how much the members of a group differ from the mean value for the group. |
| | *It is the used as a measure of the dispersion or variation in a distribution. | | *It is the used as a measure of the dispersion or variation in a distribution. |
| | *It is calculated as the square root of variance. | | *It is calculated as the square root of variance. |
| − | *In <math>STDEVA(n1,n2,n3...), n1,n2,n3...</math>, are numbers to find the standard deviation. | + | *In <math>STDEVA(n1,n2,n3...)</math>, <math>n1,n2,n3...</math>, are numbers to find the standard deviation. *Here <math> n1 ,</math> is required. <math> n2,n3,..</math> are optional. |
| − | *Here <math> n1 ,</math> is required. <math> n2,n3,..</math> are optional. | |
| | *Instead of numbers we can use the single array or a reference of a array. | | *Instead of numbers we can use the single array or a reference of a array. |
| − | *<math> STDEVA </math> is defined by the formula:<math>S.D= \sqrt \frac {\sum(x-\bar{x})^2}{(n-1)} </math> where <math> \bar{x} </math> is the sample mean of x and n is the total numbers in the given data. | + | *<math> STDEVA </math> is defined by the formula: |
| | + | <math>S.D= \sqrt \frac {\sum(x-\bar{x})^2}{(n-1)} </math> |
| | + | where <math> \bar{x} </math> is the sample mean of x and n is the total numbers in the given data. |
| | *It is calculated using <math> "n-1" </math> method. | | *It is calculated using <math> "n-1" </math> method. |
| − | *This function is considering our given data is the sample of the population. | + | *This function consider our given data as the sample population. |
| − | *Suppose it should consider the data as the entire population, we can use the [[Manuals/calci/STDEVPA | STDEVPA ]] function. | + | *Suppose it consider the data as the entire population, we can use the [[Manuals/calci/STDEVPA | STDEVPA ]] function. |
| | *The arguments can be be either numbers or names, array,constants or references that contain numbers. | | *The arguments can be be either numbers or names, array,constants or references that contain numbers. |
| − | *Also we can give the text representations of numbers or logical values , like TRUE or FALSE, in a rference. | + | *Also we can give the text representations of numbers or logical values , like TRUE or FALSE, in a reference. |
| − | *Suppose the arguments containing TRUE which is eveluate as 1, and the arguments containing FALSE which is evaluate as 0. | + | *Suppose the arguments containing TRUE which is evaluate as 1, and the arguments containing FALSE which is evaluate as 0. |
| | *Suppose the array contains the empty cells and text values like that values are not considered. | | *Suppose the array contains the empty cells and text values like that values are not considered. |
| − | *Suppose the function don't want to consider the logical values and text representations of numbers in a reference , we can use the [[Manuals/calci/STDEV | STDEV ]] function. | + | *Suppose the function don't want to consider the logical values and text representations of numbers in a reference, we can use the [[Manuals/calci/STDEV | STDEV ]] function. |
| | *This function will return the result as error when | | *This function will return the result as error when |
| − | 1. Any one of the argument is nonnumeric. | + | 1. Any one of the argument is non-numeric. |
| | 2. The arguments containing the error values or text that cannot be translated in to numbers. | | 2. The arguments containing the error values or text that cannot be translated in to numbers. |
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| | ==Examples== | | ==Examples== |
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| | #STDEVA(4,8,TRUE) = 3.51188458428 | | #STDEVA(4,8,TRUE) = 3.51188458428 |
| | #STDEVA(12,18,27,32,false)= 8.958236433584458 | | #STDEVA(12,18,27,32,false)= 8.958236433584458 |
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| | ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
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| | *[[Manuals/calci/STDEVP | STDEVP ]] | | *[[Manuals/calci/STDEVP | STDEVP ]] |
| | *[[Manuals/calci/STDEV | STDEV ]] | | *[[Manuals/calci/STDEV | STDEV ]] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |