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STDEV.S function

Estimates the standard deviation from a sample.

Syntax

=STDEV.S(number1, [number2], ...)

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredDescription
number1RequiredA number, cell or range
number2OptionalMore numbers or ranges

How to use STDEV.S

STDEV.S takes 1 required argument and 1 optional argument, and accepts more values in the same pattern. Type =STDEV.S( 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

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=STDEV.S(1345, 1301, 1368, 1322, 1310, 1370, 1318, 1350, 1303, 1299)Result 27.46391572

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