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WorksheetFunction.Var_P Method (Excel)

Calculates variance based on the entire population.

Version Information

Version Added: Excel 2010

Syntax

expression .Var_P(Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, Arg4, Arg5, Arg6, Arg7, Arg8, Arg9, Arg10, Arg11, Arg12, Arg13, Arg14, Arg15, Arg16, Arg17, Arg18, Arg19, Arg20, Arg21, Arg22, Arg23, Arg24, Arg25, Arg26, Arg27, Arg28, Arg29, Arg30)

expression A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Arg1 - Arg30

Required

Variant

Number1, number2, ... - 1 to 30 number arguments that correspond to a population.

Return Value

Double

Remarks

  • VAR_P assumes that its arguments are the entire population. If your data represents a sample of the population, then compute the variance by using VAR_S.

  • Arguments can either be numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.

  • Logical values, and text representations of numbers that you type directly into the list of arguments are counted.

  • If an argument is an array or reference, only numbers in that array or reference are counted. Empty cells, logical values, text, or error values in the array or reference are ignored.

  • Arguments that are error values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors.

  • The equation for VAR_P is: Ff839983.awfvar_ZA06051258(en-us,office.14).gifwhere x is the sample mean AVERAGE(number1,number2,…) and n is the sample size.

See Also

Concepts

WorksheetFunction Object Members

WorksheetFunction Object