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<tt>'''DSTDEVP'''</tt> returns the '''standard deviation of a population''', which assumes that the chosen rows of the <tt>'''database_table'''</tt> are an entire normally distributed population. If the chosen data are a sample of the population, use '''<tt>[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: DSTDEV function|DESVEST]]</tt>''' instead. The <tt>'''DESVESTP'''</tt> calculation uses this formula:
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Simply put, standard deviation is a measure of how widely spread data values are. It is the square root of the <i>variance</i> (see '''<tt>[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: DVAR function|DVAR]]</tt>''', '''<tt>[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: DVARP function|DVARP]]</tt>'''). Standard deviation is a reliable measure only if there is enough data to examine.
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Simply put, standard deviation is a measure of how widely spread data values are. It is the square root of the <i>variance</i> (see '''<tt>* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: DVAR function|DVAR]]</tt>''', '''<tt>* [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: DVARP function|DVARP]]</tt>'''). Standard deviation is a reliable measure only if there is enough data to examine.
  
 
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Revision as of 13:45, 25 February 2009


DSTDEVP

Returns the standard deviation of values in a column of a Calc 'database' table, in rows which meet specified criteria.


Syntax:

DSTDEVP(database_table; field; criteria_table)

where

database_table is a range defining the data to be examined.
field is the column to examine. It may be a column number (1 is the first column of the database table, 2 is the second ...) or a column header (enclosed in quotation marks ””) or a cell referring to a column header.
criteria_table is a range containing criteria, which are used to select which rows of the database_table to examine.


The * Database functions overview describes these parameters in detail.


DSTDEVP returns the standard deviation of a population, which assumes that the chosen rows of the database_table are an entire normally distributed population. If the chosen data are a sample of the population, use * DESVEST instead. The DESVESTP calculation uses this formula:

Calc pop stddev formula.png

where N is the number of values included and xi are those values.


DSTDEVP ignores any cell containing text in the field column.


Simply put, standard deviation is a measure of how widely spread data values are. It is the square root of the variance (see * DVAR, * DVARP). Standard deviation is a reliable measure only if there is enough data to examine.

Example:

In this spreadsheet:

  A B C D E
1 Name Grade Age Distance to School Weight
2 Andy 3 9 150 40
3 Betty 4 10 1000 42
4 Charles 3 10 300 51
5 Daniel 5 11 1200 48
6 Eva 2 8 650 33
7 Frank 2 7 300 42
8 Greta 1 7 200 36
9 Harry 3 9 1200 44
10 Irene 2 8 1000 42
11          
12          
13 Name Grade Age Distance to School Weight
14   2      


DSTDEVP(A1:E10; "Weight"; A13:E14)

returns the standard deviation of the weights of children in the second grade, assuming that these are the only children in the second grade. This is not a useful measure, as there are so few children.


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Issues:

  • The OOo2.3 Help implies that 0 as a field will include the entire database table. This seems to be wrong - only the standard deviation of a single column can be found.
  • Logical values TRUE and FALSE are interpreted as 1 and 0 in the calculation. This is not compatible with Excel, which ignores logical values. This will very rarely cause difficulty.
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