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Name: averageDeviation
Type: function
Syntax: averageDeviation(<numbersList>)
Summary: <return|Returns> the average deviation of a list of numbers.
Synonyms: avgDev
Introduced: 6.1
OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android
Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile
Example:
averageDeviation(8,10,12) -- returns 1.333333
Example:
put averageDeviation(studentScores) into field "Average Deviation"
Parameters:
numbersList: A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates to such a list, or an array containing only numbers.
Returns: The <averageDeviation> function <return|returns> a number.
Description:
Use the <averageDeviation> <function> to analyze the amount of spread in a list of numbers.
The average deviation is a measure of how widely distributed the numbers in the <numbersList> are.
References: function (control_st), populationVariance (function), variance (function), average (function), median (function), populationStandardDeviation (function), sum (function), standardDeviation (function), return (glossary)
Tags: math