Database - DSTDEV Function

Description

The DSTDEV function estimates the standard deviation of a population based on a sample by using the numbers in a column of a list or database that match conditions you specify.

Syntax

DSTDEV (database, field, criteria)

Arguments

Argument	Description	Required/ Optional
database	The range of cells that makes up the list or database. A database is a list of related data in which rows of related information are records, and columns of data are fields. The first row of the list contains labels for each column.	Required
field	Indicates which column is used in the function. Enter the column label enclosed between double quotation marks, such as "Age" or "Yield," or a number (without quotation marks) that represents the position of the column within the list: 1 for the first column, 2 for the second column, and so on.	Required
criteria	The range of cells that contains the conditions that you specify. You can use any range for the criteria argument, as long as the argument includes at least one column label and at least one cell below the column label in which you specify a condition for the column.	Required

Argument

Description

Required/ Optional

database

The range of cells that makes up the list or database.

A database is a list of related data in which rows of related information are records, and columns of data are fields. The first row of the list contains labels for each column.

Required

field

Indicates which column is used in the function.

Enter the column label enclosed between double quotation marks, such as "Age" or "Yield," or a number (without quotation marks) that represents the position of the column within the list: 1 for the first column, 2 for the second column, and so on.

Required

criteria

The range of cells that contains the conditions that you specify. You can use any range for the criteria argument, as long as the argument includes at least one column label and at least one cell below the column label in which you specify a condition for the column.

Required

Notes

You can use any range for the criteria argument, as long as it includes at least one column label and at least one cell below the column label for specifying the condition.
For example, if the range G1:G2 contains the column label Income in G1 and the amount $10,000 in G2, you could define the range as MatchIncome and use that name as the criteria argument in the database functions.
Although the criteria range can be located anywhere on the worksheet, do not place the criteria range below the list. If you add more information to the list, the new information is added to the first row below the list. If the row below the list is not blank, Microsoft Excel cannot add the new information.
Make sure that the criteria range does not overlap the list.
To perform an operation on an entire column in a database, enter a blank line below the column labels in the criteria range.

Applicability

Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016

Example

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