Name: averageDeviation

Synonyms: avgdev

Type: function

Syntax: averageDeviation(<numbersList>)

Summary:

<return|Returns> the average deviation of a list of numbers.

Introduced: 6.1

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Example:

averageDeviation(8,10,12) -- returns 1.333333

Example:

put averageDeviation(studentScores) into field "Average Deviation"

Parameters:

numbersList:

A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates to

such a list, or an array containing only numbers.

Returns:

The <averageDeviation> function <return|returns> a number.

Description:

Use the <averageDeviation> <function> to analyze the amount of spread in

a list of numbers.

The average deviation is a measure of how widely distributed the numbers

in the <numbersList> are.

If a math operation on finite inputs produces a non-finite output, an

execution error is thrown. See <math operation|math operations> for more

information.

References: function (control structure), populationVariance (function),

variance (function), average (function), median (function),

populationStandardDeviation (function), sum (function),

standardDeviation (function), return (glossary), math operation (glossary)

Tags: math