How do I calculate standard deviation for a set of data in Google Sheets?

Returns the standard deviation of an entire population selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

Sample Usage

DSTDEVP(A2:F20,G2,A22:D23)

DSTDEVP(A2:F20,"price",{"Ticker";"Google"})

Syntax

DSTDEVP(database, field, criteria)

• database – The array or range containing the data to consider, structured in such a way that the first row contains the labels for each column’s values.

• field – Indicates which column in database contains the values to be extracted and operated on.

  • field may either be a text label corresponding to a column header in the first row of database or a numeric index indicating which column to consider, where the first column has the value 1.

• criteria – An array or range containing zero or more criteria to filter the database values by before operating.

Notes

• Detailed information about database functions and constructing queries around criteria can be found in the Database Functions help article.

See Also

STDEVP: Calculates the standard deviation based on an entire population.

DVARP: Returns the variance of an entire population selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DVAR: Returns the variance of a population sample selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DSUM: Returns the sum of values selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DSTDEV: Returns the standard deviation of a population sample selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DPRODUCT: Returns the product of values selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DMIN: Returns the minimum value selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DMAX: Returns the maximum value selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DGET: Returns a single value from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DCOUNTA: Counts values, including text, selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DCOUNT: Counts numeric values selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

DAVERAGE: Returns the average of a set of values selected from a database table-like array or range using a SQL-like query.

Examples

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