2.1.885 Part 1 Section 18.17.7.17, AVEDEV

a.   The standard specifies the mathematical formula for AVEDEV to be C(n,k) = P(k,n)/k!=n!/(k!(n-k)!).

Office uses the mathematical formula: (1/n) ∑|x - x-bar| and maps n to the size of the data set, x to a value from the data set, and x-bar as the AVERAGE(argument-list).