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<name>averageDeviation</name>

<type>function</type>

<syntax>

<example>averageDeviation(<i>numbersList</i>)</example>

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<synonym>avgDev</synonym>

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<classification>

<category>Math, Logic, &amp; Dates</category>

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<references>

<function tag="sum">sum Function</function>

<function tag="average">average Function</function>

<function tag="median">median Function</function>

<function tag="populationStandardDeviation">populationStandardDeviation Function</function>

<function tag="populationVariance">populationVariance Function</function>

<function tag="standardDeviation">standardDeviation Function</function>

<function tag="variance">variance Function</function>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="6.1">Added.</introduced>

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<summary><glossary tag="return">Returns</glossary> the average deviation of a list of numbers.</summary>

<examples>

<example>averageDeviation(8,10,12) <code><i>-- returns 1.333333</i></code></example>

<example>put averageDeviation(studentScores) into field "Average Deviation"</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>averageDeviation</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to analyze the amount of spread in a list of numbers.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>numbersList</i> is a comma-separated list of numbers, or an <glossary tag="expression">expression</glossary> that <glossary tag="evaluate">evaluates</glossary> to such a list, or an <glossary tag="array">array</glossary> containing only numbers.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>averageDeviation</b> function <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> a number.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The average deviation is a measure of how widely distributed the numbers in the <i>numbersList</i> are.</p>

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