AVEDEV

Name

Absolute deviation

Description

Calculates the average of the absolute deviation of the specified values from their mean.

Syntax

AVEDEV(value1,value2)

AVEDEV(array)

Remarks

This is a measure of the variability in a data set. Each argument can be a double-precision floating-point value, an integer value, or an array (cell range) of these. Up to 255 arguments may be included. You can use a single array (cell range) instead of a list of values. You can use multiple arrays (cell ranges) as well.

Data Type

Accepts numeric data for all arguments. Returns numeric data. For more information, see Data Type for Each Cell Type.

Example

AVEDEV(B5,L32,N25,D17)
AVEDEV(B1:B5)
AVEDEV(98,79,85)=7.1111111