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STDS

 

Syntax: @STDS(argumentlist)

argumentlist = any combination of numbers, cells, or ranges

@STDS returns the sample standard deviation (N-1 weighting) of its arguments. Blank cells and cells containing strings are not counted. The formula is given by:

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Examples:

@STDS(1, 2, 7) = 3.2145503

@STDS(Y1..Y5) = 9.2032603, where Y1..Y5 = 22, 24, 29, 34, and 45

@STDS(K6..K10) = 0.79122058, 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