STDEVPA function

STDEVPA(First, Other...) STDEVPA(First; Other...)

First

Number, Logical, Text, Color, { Number }, { Logical }, { Text } or { Color }

The first parameter.

Other

Number, Logical, Text, Color, { Number }, { Logical }, { Text } or { Color } (accepts many)

Additional parameters.

Returns

Number

The population standard deviation of the parameters.

Returns the population standard deviation of the parameters. STDEVPA(3, 4, 5, "6", 2, 3, 1)STDEVPA(3; 4; 5; "6"; 2; 3; 1) returns roughly 1.6.

STDEVPA accepts numbers, logical values and text strings representing numbers. STDEV.P, by contrast, only accepts numbers. TRUE is interpreted as 1, FALSE is interpreted as 0, colors are ignored and text strings are parsed as though TONUMBER is used.

STDEVPA takes the language of the app into account when converting text strings to numbers. When STDEVPA is used with an app whose language is set to German, for instance, text strings representing numbers should use a comma (",") as a decimal separator. When STDEVPA is used with an app whose language is set to UK English, for instance, a decimal point (".") should be used. Thousands separators may not be used.

Example

STDEVPA(3, 4, 5, "6", 2, 3, 1)STDEVPA(3; 4; 5; "6"; 2; 3; 1)

Returns roughly 1.6.