Excel AVEDEV Function

This post will guide you how to use Excel AVEDEV function with syntax and examples in Microsoft excel.

Description

The Excel AVEDEV function returns the average of the absolute deviations of the numbers that you provided.

The AVEDEV function is a build-in function in Microsoft Excel and it is categorized as a Statistical Function.

The AVEDEV function is available in Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000, Excel 2011 for Mac.

Syntax

The syntax of the AVEDEV function is as below:

= AVEDEV (number1, [number2],…)

Where the CHOOSE function arguments are:
Number1 -This is a required argument.  A numeric values

Example

The below examples will show you how to use Excel AVEDEV Function to return a value from a value list based on a position value.

#1 To get the average of the absolute deviations of the numbers in cells B1:B3, just using the following excel formula: =AVEDEV(B1:B3)

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Excel Statistical Functions

This section will learn  how to use Excel’s  Statistical Functions such as: Avedev, Average, AverageA, AverageIF, AverageIFS, etc.

AVEDEV – returns the average of the absolute deviations of the numbers that you provided.

AVERAGE – returns the average of the numbers that you provided

AVERAGEA – returns the average of its arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values.

AVERAGEIF – returns the average of all numbers in a range of cells that meet a given criteria.

AVERAGEIFS – returns the average of all numbers in a range of cells that meet multiple criteria.

BETA.DIST – calculate the cumulative beta distribution or beta probability density function.

BETADIST – returns the cumulative beta probability density function.

BETA.INV – returns the inverse of the beta cumulative probability density function.

BETAINV – returns the inverse of the beta cumulative probability density function.

BINOM.DIST – returns the individual term binomial distribution probability.

BINOM.INV – returns the inverse of the Cumulative Binomial Distribution that is greater than or equal to a criterion value.

BINOMDIST – returns the individual term binomial distribution probability.

CHIDIST – returns the right-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution.

CHIINV – returns the inverse of the right-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution.

CHITEST – returns the value from the chi-squared distribution for the statistic and the appropriate degrees of freedom.

COUNT – counts the number of cells that contain numbers, and counts numbers within the list of arguments.

COUNTA – counts the number of cells that are not empty in a range.

COUNTBLANK – use to count the number of empty cells in a range of cells.

COUNTIF – count the number of cells in a range that meet a given criteria.

COUNTIFS -returns the count of cells in a range that meet one or more criteria.

COVAR – returns covariance, the average of the products of deviations for each data point in two given sets of values.

FORECAST – used to calculate or predict a future value by using existing values.

FREQUENCY – calculates how often values occur within a range of values.

GROWTH – calculates the predicted exponential growth based on existing data.

INTERCEPT – calculates the point at which a line will intersect the y-axis by using existing x-values and y-values.

LARGE -returns the largest numeric value from the numbers that you provided. Or returns the largest value in the array.

LINEST – calculates the statistics for a line by using the “least squares” method to calculate a straight line that best fits your data, and then returns an array that describes the line.

MAX – returns the largest numeric value from the numbers that you provided.

MAXA – returns the largest numeric value from a range of values.

MEDIAN – returns the median of the given numbers.

MIN – returns the smallest numeric value from the numbers that you provided.

MINA -returns the smallest numeric value from the numbers that you provided, while counting text and the logical values.

MODE – returns the most frequently occurring number found in an array or range of numbers.

MODE.MULT – returns a vertical array of the most frequently occurring number found in an array or range of numbers.

MODE.SNGL -returns the most frequently occurring number found in an array or range of numbers.

PERCENTILE -returns the kth percentile from a supplied range of values.

PERCENTRANK – returns the rank of a value in a set of values as a percentage of the set.

PERMUT – returns the number of permutations for a given number of items.

QUARTILE – returns the quartile from a supplied range of values.

RANK – returns the rank of a given number in a supplied range of cells.

SLOPE – returns the slope of the linear regression line through data points in known_y’s and know_x’s.

SMALL -returns the nth smallest numeric value from the numbers that you provided.

STDEV – returns the standard deviation of a population based on a sample of numbers.

STDEVA – returns the standard deviation of a population based on a sample of numbers, text, and logical values.

STDEVP – returns the standard deviation of a population based on an entire population of numbers.

STDEVPA – returns the standard deviation of a population based on an entire population of numbers, text or logical values.

VAR – returns the variance of a population based on a sample of numbers.

VARA – returns the variance of a population based on a sample of numbers, text, or logical values.

VARP – returns the variance of a population based on an entire population of numbers.

VARPA – returns the variance of a population based on an entire population of numbers, text, or logical values.