VDEVSQ function

Description

VDEVSQ(variable[,filter]) returns the sum of squares of differences from the mean. An optional filter can be specified.

The equation for VDEVSQ is:

$$ \sum_{}^{}{(x-\bar{x})^2}$$

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