Standard Deviation Calculator

Enter a list of numbers to calculate their (population) standard deviation and variance.

Formula

Variance = average of squared differences from the mean. Standard Deviation = √Variance.

Example

The standard deviation of 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9 is 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this population or sample standard deviation?
This calculates population standard deviation (dividing by n). Sample standard deviation (dividing by n−1) will be slightly higher for the same data.