STDEV.S

StatisticalExcel 2010

Standard deviation estimated from a sample.

Syntax

STDEV.S(number1, [number2], …)

Examples

=STDEV.S(returns)

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Good to know

Use STDEV.P when your data is the whole population, not a sample.

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