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DVARP ( database , field , criteria )
Description: Calculates the variance of a population based on the entire population 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 |
The range of cells that makes up the list or database. | |
text, number |
The column to which criteria shall be applied. | |
criteria |
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 – The variance of a population based on the entire population using the cells that correspond to the specified criteria.
[Example: Using the data in the example in the DAVERAGE function §3.17.7.77:
The true variance in the yield of apple and pear trees if the data in the database is the entire orchard population is computed by DVARP(A4:E10,"Yield",A1:A3), which results in 7.04.
end example]