Name: standardDeviation

Type: function

Syntax: standardDeviation(<numbersList>)

Summary: <return|Returns> the sample standard deviation of a list of numbers.

Synonyms: sampleStandardDeviation,sampStdDev,stdDev

Introduced: 1.1

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
standardDeviation(8,10,12) -- returns 2

Example:
put standardDeviation(studentScores) into field "Sample Standard Deviation"

Parameters:
numbersList: A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates to such a list, or an array containing only numbers.

Returns: The <standardDeviation> function <return|returns> a number.

Description:
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.

References: function (control_st), populationVariance (function), averageDeviation (function), variance (function), average (function), median (function), populationStandardDeviation (function), sum (function), standardDeviation (function), return (glossary)

Tags: math
