Syntax
=CONFIDENCE(alpha, standard_dev, size)Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
alpha | Required | The significance level (0.05 for 95% confidence) |
standard_dev | Required | The population standard deviation |
size | Required | The sample size |
How to use CONFIDENCE
CONFIDENCE is kept so older workbooks keep working. It calculates the same way as CONFIDENCE.NORM, which is the name to use in new formulas.
CONFIDENCE takes 3 required arguments. Type =CONFIDENCE( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.
Examples
Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.
=CONFIDENCE(0.05, 2.5, 50)Result Related compatibility functions
- BINOMDISTReturns the binomial distribution (older name of BINOM.DIST).
- CHIDISTReturns the right tailed chi squared probability (older name of CHISQ.DIST.RT).
- CHIINVReturns the inverse of the right tailed chi squared distribution (older name of CHISQ.INV.RT).
- CHITESTReturns the chi squared test of independence (older name of CHISQ.TEST).
- COVARReturns the population covariance (older name of COVARIANCE.P).
- CRITBINOMReturns the smallest number of successes reaching a cumulative probability (older name of BINOM.INV).
- EXPONDISTReturns the exponential distribution (older name of EXPON.DIST).
- FDISTReturns the right tailed F distribution (older name of F.DIST.RT).
- FINVReturns the inverse of the right tailed F distribution (older name of F.INV.RT).