| | | This is identical to the STDEVP() function exept that text and logical values are included. |
| | | You can also use a single array or a reference to an array instead of arguments separated by commas. |
| | | STDEVPA assumes that its arguments are the entire population. If your data represents a sample of the population, you must compute the standard deviation using STDEVA. |
| | | Arguments that contain TRUE evaluate as 1; arguments that contain text or FALSE evaluate as 0 (zero). If the calculation must not include text or logical values, use the STDEVP worksheet function instead. |
| | | For large sample sizes, STDEVA and STDEVPA return approximately equal values. |
| | | Using the same data from the STDEVA example and assuming that only 10 tools are produced during the production run, STDEVP measures the standard deviation of breaking strengths for all the tools. |
| | | The standard deviation is calculated using the "biased" or "n" method. |
| | | You can have a maximum of 30 arguments. |
