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VAR

 

Syntax: @VAR(argumentlist)

argumentlist = any combination of numbers, cells, or ranges

@VAR returns the population variance (N weighting) of its arguments. Blank cells and cells containing strings are not counted. The formula is given by:

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Examples:

@VAR(1, 2, 7) = 6.8888889

@VAR(Y1..Y5) = 67.76, where Y1..Y5 = 22, 24, 29, 34, and 45

@VAR(K6..K10) = 0.500824, where K6..K10 = 1, .33, 0, -0.66, and -0.99


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999