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NTPOISSONSTDEV

Returns standard deviation of a specified Poisson distribution.

Syntax

NTPOISSONSTDEV(

  • Mean

)

 

Parameters

  • Mean is the arithmetic mean of the distribution (Positive value).

Remarks

The standard deviation of the distribution is given as:

\sqrt{\textit{Mean}}

Example

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    Data Description
    8 Arithmetic mean of the distribution
    Formula Description (Result)
    =NTPOISSONSTDEV(A2) Standard deviation of the distribuion for the terms above

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