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stdev
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The stdev function computes the standard deviation of a population based
on a sample of values specified in the argument list. Standard deviation measures
the spread or dispersion of values from the mean. It is the same as the square root
of the variance of the population sample. When to use The stdev function is suitable for calculating the standard deviation
on a sample of values for a population. The formula for calculating the standard
deviation of a sample is different from the formula for calculating the standard
deviation of the population, though for large numbers of values (greater than 50)
the difference between the two calculations is very small. If your data values
represent an entire population rather than a sample, use the stdevp function to
calculate the standard deviation
Returns the standard deviation of a population based on a sample of values
specified in the argument list
Here are a number of links to Lambda coding examples which contain this instruction in various use cases.
This example defines the values of a population sample in the argument list. The
stdev function computes the standard deviation of the sample values.
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Description
AIS Types num1 num2... Any number of values Number
Returns:
Examples
Argument Types
Number
Integer
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