STDEVP function

PRO BASIC

The STDEVP function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a tool that computes the standard deviation of a whole data set, which could be a population. This function includes numbers and logical values (TRUE/FALSE), but ignores text unless it can be interpreted as a number. The standard deviation is a measure of how spread out the numbers in a data set are. By using STDEVP, you can determine the degree of variation or dispersion in your data within Jspreadsheet.

Documentation

Calculates the standard deviation of an entire population, including numbers and logical values. Text values are ignored unless they are numeric text.

Syntax

STDEVP(value1, [value2], ...)

Parameter	Description
`value1`	The first value in the population. Can be a number, text, or logical value.
`valueN`	Optional. Additional values in the population. Can be a number, text, or logical value.

Behavior

The STDEVP function calculates the standard deviation of a population based on the entire population given as arguments. Here's how it handles different types of inputs:

Numbers: It includes these in the standard deviation calculation.
Booleans: These are coerced to numbers (TRUE becomes 1 and FALSE becomes 0), and then included in the calculation.
Text: This is ignored in the calculation.
Empty cells: These are also ignored in the calculation.
Error values: If any cell in the range contains an error, STDEVP returns an error.
Logical values and text representations of numbers that you type directly into the list of arguments are counted.

Common Errors

Error	Description
#DIV/0!	This error occurs if no numbers are supplied as arguments. Since the standard deviation requires at least one number, a `#DIV/0!` error is returned when there are no numbers to calculate.
#VALUE!	This error occurs if any of the arguments provided directly to the function are text which cannot be interpreted as numbers.
#N/A	This error occurs if any cell in the given range is `#N/A`.

Best practices

Always ensure that the data set you are using with STDEVP function represents an entire population. If your data represents a sample of the population, instead use functions that estimate standard deviation, like STDEV.S.

Be careful with text and error values in your data set. While STDEVP will ignore text values, it will return an error if any cell in the range contains an error.

If your data set contains logical values that you want to be interpreted as numbers, ensure they are actual numbers and not text representations of those logical values.

Remember that STDEVP assumes that its arguments constitute the entire population. To calculate standard deviation for a sample of the population, use the STDEVS function.

Usage

A few examples using the STDEVP function.

// Numbers only
STDEVP(2, 4, 6, 8, 10)  
// Calculates the population standard deviation of these values

// Numbers with logical values
STDEVP(2, TRUE, FALSE, 8)  
// TRUE is treated as 1, FALSE as 0 → standard deviation of [2,1,0,8]

// Range of cells
STDEVP(A1:A5)  
// Returns the standard deviation of all values in A1 through A5, ignoring text values

// Mixed values
STDEVP(5, "3", 7, TRUE)  
// "3" is converted to 3, TRUE to 1 → standard deviation of [5,3,7,1]

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Population Data",
        "Values",
        "Standard Deviation"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 1",
        12,
        "=STDEVP(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 2",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Sample 3",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Sample 4",
        20
    ],
    [
        "Sample 5",
        10
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Population Data",
        "Values",
        "Standard Deviation"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 1",
        12,
        "=STDEVP(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 2",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Sample 3",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Sample 4",
        20
    ],
    [
        "Sample 5",
        10
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Population Data",
        "Values",
        "Standard Deviation"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 1",
        12,
        "=STDEVP(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 2",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Sample 3",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Sample 4",
        20
    ],
    [
        "Sample 5",
        10
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Population Data",
        "Values",
        "Standard Deviation"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 1",
        12,
        "=STDEVP(B2:B6)"
    ],
    [
        "Sample 2",
        15
    ],
    [
        "Sample 3",
        8
    ],
    [
        "Sample 4",
        20
    ],
    [
        "Sample 5",
        10
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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