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To calculate the standard deviation in Google Sheets, first enter the data into a column and click on the cell containing the data to select it. Then, click on the ‘fx’ button in the toolbar and type in ‘=STDEV.S’. This will open a dialog box that allows you to select the range of data that you want to calculate the standard deviation for. After selecting the range, click ‘OK’ to display the standard deviation.
You can use the following formulas to perform a standard deviation IF calculation in Google Sheets:
Method 1: Standard Deviation IF (One Criteria)
=ArrayFormula(STDEV(IF(A:A="Value",C:C)))
This formula calculates the standard deviation of values in column C where the values in column A are equal to “Value.”
Method 2: Standard Deviation IF (Multiple Criteria)
=ArrayFormula(STDEV(IF((A:A="Value1")*(B:B="Value2"),C:C,"")))
This formula calculates the standard deviation of values in column C where the values in column A are equal to “Value1” and the values in column B are equal to “Value2.”
The following examples show how to use each formula in practice.
Example 1: Calculate Standard Deviation IF (One Criteria)
We can use the following formula to calculate the standard deviation of the values in the Points column where the value in the Team column is equal to “Mavs”:
=ArrayFormula(STDEV(IF(A:A="Mavs",C:C)))
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:
The standard deviation of Points for the rows where Team is equal to “Mavs” is 7.3326.
Example 2: Calculate Standard Deviation IF (Multiple Criteria)
We can use the following formula to calculate the standard deviation of the values in the Points column where the value in the Team column is equal to “Mavs” and the value in the Position column is equal to “Guard”:
=ArrayFormula(STDEV(IF((A:A="Mavs")*(B:B="Guard"),C:C,"")))
The standard deviation of Points for the rows where Team is equal to “Mavs” and Position is equal to “Guard” is 5.5603.