STDEV Function Explained

The STDEV function in Microsoft Excel calculates the standard deviation of a population based on a sample of numbers. It takes up to 255 arguments, which can be numbers, cell references, or ranges. The standard deviation is a measure of how spread out the values are in a data set.

STDEV Function Syntax

STDEV(number1,[number2],...)

  • number1: The first number or range of numbers for which you want to calculate the standard deviation.
  • number2: (optional) Additional numbers or ranges of numbers for which you want to calculate the standard deviation.