Syntax
=VAR(number1, [number2], ...)Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
number1 | Required | A number, cell or range |
number2 | Optional | More numbers or ranges |
How to use VAR
VAR is kept so older workbooks keep working. It calculates the same way as VAR.S, which is the name to use in new formulas.
VAR takes 1 required argument and 1 optional argument, and accepts more values in the same pattern. Type =VAR( 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.
=VAR(1, 2, 3, 4)Result Related compatibility functions
- RANKReturns the rank of a number in a list (older name of RANK.EQ).
- STDEVEstimates the standard deviation from a sample (older name of STDEV.S).
- STDEVPReturns the population standard deviation (older name of STDEV.P).
- TDISTReturns the one or two tailed Student's t distribution (older form of T.DIST.RT and T.DIST.2T).
- TINVReturns the two tailed inverse of the Student's t distribution (older name of T.INV.2T).
- TTESTReturns the probability of a Student's t test (older name of T.TEST).
- VARPReturns the population variance (older name of VAR.P).
- WEIBULLReturns the Weibull distribution (older name of WEIBULL.DIST).
- ZTESTReturns the one tailed probability of a z test (older name of Z.TEST).