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Syntax:

VAR.S(Number1, Number2 [, Number3 ...])

Description:

Estimates the variance of a population based on a sample.

Number1, Number2, etc. are single values, cell ranges, or arrays containing the values to be evaluated (sample).

If this function refers to empty cells or cells with error values, these are ignored. Also cells that contain text strings or logical values, but these can be entered directly into the list of arguments and thus be taken into account.

Annotation:

The variance is calculated using the "unbiased" or "n-1" method.

Example:

VAR.S(2, 2, 3, 4, 1) returns 1.3

Compatibility notes:

Microsoft Excel supports this function only in version 2010 or later. In older versions, the function is unknown.

See also:

VAR, VARA, VAR.P/VARP, VARPA, STDEV.S/STDEV, STDEV.P/STDEVP