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STDEV.P

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Applies to: Calculated column Calculated table Measure Visual calculation

Returns the standard deviation of the entire population.

Syntax

STDEV.P(<ColumnName>)

Parameters

Term Definition
columnName The name of an existing column using standard DAX syntax, usually fully qualified. It cannot be an expression.

Return value

A number representing the standard deviation of the entire population.

Remarks

  • STDEV.P assumes that the column refers to the entire population. If your data represents a sample of the population, then compute the standard deviation by using STDEV.S.

  • STDEV.P uses the following formula:

    √[∑(x - x̃)2/n]

    where x̃ is the average value of x for the entire population and n is the population size.

  • Blank rows are filtered out from columnName and not considered in the calculations.

  • An error is returned if columnName contains less than 2 non-blank rows

  • This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.

Example

The following example shows the formula for a measure that calculates the standard deviation of the column, SalesAmount_USD, when the table InternetSales_USD is the entire population.

= STDEV.P(InternetSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD])