returns the population standard deviation of a list of numbers.
# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 6.1 Security:
# Syntax
populationStandardDeviation(numbersList)
# Params
- numbersList : A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates to such a list, or an array containing only numbers.
# Examples
populationStandardDeviation(8,10,12) -- returns 1.632993
put populationStandardDeviation(studentScores) into field "Population Standard Deviation"
# Description
Use the populationStandardDeviation function to analyze the amount of spread in a list of numbers.
The populationStandardDeviation function was added in version 6.1 to complement the standardDeviation function. The population standard deviation is a measure of how widely distributed the numbers in the numbersList are.
If a math operation on finite inputs produces a non-finite output, an execution error is thrown. See math operations for more information.
# Tags
math,
# See
- **control structure:** function - **glossary:** return, math operation - **function:** median, standardDeviation, sum, averageDeviation, average