STDEVA Function Explained
The STDEVA function in Microsoft Excel calculates the standard deviation of a population based on a sample of numeric values, including text representations of numbers. It takes up to 255 arguments, which can be numbers, cell references, ranges, arrays, or a logical value. The function returns the standard deviation of the population, which is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values from the mean.
STDEVA Function Syntax
STDEVA(number1, [number2], ...)
- number1: The first number, cell reference, or range for which you want to calculate the standard deviation.
- [number2]: (optional) Additional numbers, cell references, or ranges for which you want to calculate the standard deviation.