Example
In the example shown, the formula in F5 is: Note that the VARP function ignores the “NA” text in C8, while VARPA includes this in the variance estimate as zero.
Variation functions in Excel
The table below summarizes the variation functions available in Excel.
Notes
VARPA assumes data represents the entire population. If data represents a sample, use VARA or VAR.S VARPA evaluates text values and logicals in references, unlike VARP. Arguments can either be numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers. Arguments can be hard-coded values instead of references. To ignore logical values and/or text in references, use VARP or VAR.P
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