StatisticsLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2010+
In this article
- Syntax
- Examples
- Example 1
- Related functions
VAR.S is the square of STDEV.S. You rarely report it directly, but it turns up in forecasting, portfolio risk and quality-control formulas.
Syntax
=VAR.S(number1, [number2], ...)
| Argument |
What it means |
number1… |
Sample values. |
Examples
Example 1
=VAR.S(C2:C60)
Variance of daily returns.
STDEV.S · STDEV.P
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