VAVEDEV function

Description

VAVEDEV(variable[,filter]) returns the average of absolute deviations of a variable. An optional filter can be specified.

It is calculated as follows:

Note

This function calculates a statistic on a variable. Be careful when you use this function in cells of the columns that correspond to the variable, because this actually adds a value to the variable which can lead to unexpected and faulty results. You can exclude the cell to avoid this.

Related functions

• Statistical spreadsheet functions on variables