<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>STDEV.S Function</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../editor.css" /> <link type = "text/css" rel = "stylesheet" href = "../../images/sprite.css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="../callback.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../search/js/page-search.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="mainpart"> <div class="search-field"> <input id="search" class="searchBar" placeholder="Search" type="text" onkeypress="doSearch(event)"> </div> <h1>STDEV.S Function</h1> <p>The <b>STDEV.S</b> function is one of the statistical functions. It is used to estimate standard deviation based on a sample (ignores logical values and text in the sample).</p> <p>The <b>STDEV.S</b> function syntax is:</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>STDEV.S(number1 [, number2], ...)</em></b></p> <p>where <b><em>number-1(2)</em></b> is up to 255 numeric values entered manually or included into the cells you make reference to.</p> <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> if a reference argument contains text, logical values, or empty cells, the function will ignore those values, but treat the cells with the zero values.</p> <p>To apply the <b>STDEV.S</b> function,</p> <ol> <li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li> <li>click the <b>Insert function</b> <div class = "icon icon-insertfunction"></div> icon situated at the top toolbar, <br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu, <br />or click the <div class = "icon icon-function"></div> icon situated at the formula bar, </li> <li>select the <b>Statistical</b> function group from the list,</li> <li>click the <b>STDEV.S</b> function,</li> <li>enter the required arguments separating them by commas or select a range of cells with the mouse,</li> <li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li> </ol> <p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="STDEV.S Function" src="../images/stdev-s.png" /></p> </div> </body> </html>