MS Excel: How to use the AVEDEV Function (WS)
This Excel tutorial explains how to use the Excel AVEDEV function with syntax and examples.
Description
The Microsoft Excel AVEDEV function returns the average of the absolute deviations of the numbers provided.
The AVEDEV function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Statistical Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the AVEDEV function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.
Syntax
The syntax for the AVEDEV function in Microsoft Excel is:
AVEDEV( number1, [number2], ... [number_n] )
Parameters or Arguments
- number1, number2, ... number_n
- Numeric values that can be numbers, named ranges, arrays, or references to numbers. There can be up to 30 values entered.
Returns
The AVEDEV function returns a numeric value.
Applies To
- Excel for Office 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Type of Function
- Worksheet function (WS)
Example (as Worksheet Function)
Let's look at some Excel AVEDEV function examples and explore how to use the AVEDEV function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:
Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following AVEDEV examples would return:
=AVEDEV(B2, B3) Result: 1.65 =AVEDEV(B3, B5, 45) Result: 17.2 =AVEDEV(B2:B6) Result: 61.504
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