
StatisticsLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2010+
In this article
- Syntax
- Examples
- Example 1
- Related functions
VAR.P is the population version of VAR.S: it divides by n, not n−1. Use it when the data is everything there is — all 12 months of a finished year.
Syntax
=VAR.P(number1, [number2], ...)
| Argument |
What it means |
number1… |
The complete population. |
Examples
Example 1
=VAR.P(B2:B13)
Variance of monthly sales for a closed year.
VAR.S · STDEV.P
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