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VAR.S function

The VAR.S function is one of the statistical functions. It is used to estimate variance based on a sample (ignores logical values and text in the sample).

Syntax​

VAR.S(number1, [number2], ...)

The VAR.S function has the following arguments:

ArgumentDescription
number1/2/nUp to 255 numeric values for which you want to calculate the variance.

Notes​

Empty cells, logical values, text, or error values supplied as part of an array are ignored. If they are supplied directly to the function, text representations of numbers and logical values are interpreted as numbers.

How to apply the VAR.S function.

Examples​

The figure below displays the result returned by the VAR.S function.

VAR.S Function