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Works: STD Function Example Displays the Incorrect Function

Article ID: 135641

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004

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SUMMARY

In a Works 4.0 spreadsheet, the description for the STD function in the Insert Function and EasyCalc dialog boxes is incorrect.

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The description incorrectly uses the VAR function in the example. VAR is a separate function. The correct description should read:

Calculates the standard deviation of a population, based on samples in RangeRef0,RangeRef1,etc.; e.g. STD(B2:F2).

The incorrect description reads:

Calculates the standard deviation of a population, based on samples in RangeRef0,RangeRef1,etc.; e.g. VAR(B2:F2).


Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.50 w_works wrong variance

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