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Returns the sample standard deviation of a list of numbers.Syntax:

standardDeviation(<numbersList>)

Examples:

standardDeviation(8,10,12) -- returns 2
put standardDeviation(studentScores) into field "Sample Standard Deviation"

Use the standardDeviation function to analyze the amount of spread in a list of numbers.

The sample standard deviation is a measure of how widely distributed the numbers in the numbersList are.

Parameters:

  • numbersList: A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates tosuch a list, or an array containing only numbers.
  • Returns: The standardDeviation function returns a number.

See also: averageDeviation (function),variance (function),average (function),median (function),populationStandardDeviation (function),sum (function),standardDeviation (function),

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