stdevif() (aggregation function)

Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel

Calculates the standard deviation of expr in records for which predicate evaluates to true.

Null values are ignored and don't factor into the calculation.

Note

This function is used in conjunction with the summarize operator.

Syntax

stdevif(expr,predicate)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
expr	string	✔️	The expression used for the standards deviation aggregation calculation.
predicate	string	✔️	The predicate that has to evaluate to true in order for expr to be added to the result.

Returns

Returns the standard deviation value of expr in records for which predicate evaluates to true.

Example

The following example shows the standard deviation in a range of 1 to 100.

Run the query

range x from 1 to 100 step 1
| summarize stdevif(x, x % 2 == 0)

Output

stdevif_x
29.1547594742265