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DSTDEV

Syntax:

DSTDEV ( database , field , criteria )

Description: Estimates the standard deviation of a population based on a sample by using the numbers in a column of a list or database that match the specified criteria. (See the DAVERAGE function §3.17.7.77.)

Arguments:

Name

Type

Description

database

reference

The range of cells that makes up the list or database.

field

text, number

The column to which criteria shall be applied.

criteria

reference

The range of cells that contains the specified conditions.

 

For a detailed description of each argument, see the DAVERAGE function §3.17.7.77.

Return Type and Value: number – An estimate of the standard deviation of a population based on the cells that correspond to the specified criteria.

[Example: Using the data in the example in the DAVERAGE function §3.17.7.77:

The estimated standard deviation in the yield of apple and pear trees if the data in the database is only a sample of the total orchard population is computed by DSTDEV(A4:E10,"Yield",A1:A3), which results in 2.97.

end example]