EXCEL STDEV.P FUNCTION

The STDEV.P function in Excel computes the standard deviation of a given collection of numbers.

Syntax :

=STDEV.P( number1[number2], … )

Parameters :

  • The parameters, number1, [number2], and so forth, are numeric values between 1 and 255, arrays of values, or pointers to cells holding numbers.

Step By Step Guide of STDEV.P Function

Example :

Cell H3 in the spreadsheet calculates the standard deviation of the three years’ sales statistics. The formula for this is: =STDEV.P (as seen in the Excel formula bar) ( B3:B14, D3:D14, F3:F14 ) The standard deviation for the three years of sales numbers is determined to be 2,484.05.

  • #VALUE! – This happens if any of the values passed directly to the Stdev.P function are text values that cannot be understood as numbers.
  • #DIV/0! – Occurs when none of the values sent to the function are numeric.

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