stdev_s

statistics

Calculates sample standard deviation

Syntax

stdev_s(array|dataframe)

array|dataframe (array or dataframe)

The data to calculate standard deviation from

number

The sample standard deviation

Sample standard deviation

Input:

.sample_values | stdev_s

Output:

1.581

The stdev_s() function calculates the sample standard deviation, which measures the spread of values around their mean for a sample of data.

Use stdev_s() when working with sample data (a subset of a larger population). For complete populations, use stdev_p() or std() instead.