Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean. AVEDEV is a measure of the variability in a data set.
Syntax
AVEDEV(number1,number2, ...)
Number1, number2, ... are 1 to 30 arguments for which you want the average of the absolute deviations.
Remarks
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The arguments must be either numbers or column references that contain numbers.
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If a column reference argument contains text, logical values, or is empty, those values are either ignored or return the #VALUE! error value; however, the value zero is included.
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The equation for average deviation is:
AVEDEV is influenced by the unit of measurement in the input data.
Example
|
Col1 |
Col2 |
Col3 |
Col4 |
Col5 |
Col6 |
Col7 |
Formula |
Description (Result) |
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4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
=AVEDEV([Col1],[Col2],[Col3],[Col4],[Col5],[Col6],[Col7]) |
Average of the absolute deviations of the numbers from their mean (1.020408) |
