StatisticsLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2007+
In this article
- Syntax
- Examples
- Example 1
- Related functions
AVEDEV is the average of absolute deviations — an easier-to-explain measure of spread than standard deviation (“on average we are off by 12 units”).
Syntax
=AVEDEV(number1, [number2], ...)
| Argument |
What it means |
number1… |
Values. |
Examples
Example 1
=AVEDEV(D2:D31)
Typical daily miss against the average demand.
STDEV.S · ABS
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