Standard deviation (of a population)

Returns the standard deviation of a set of values when an entire population is provided as a set of arguments. The standard deviation shows how widely values in the population differ from the mean. It is useful for comparing different sets of values with a similar mean. This is a group-value function.

Syntax

StDevPFactID(Argument)

• FactID is a parameter that forces a calculation to take place on a specific fact table containing the FactID.

• Argument is an attribute, fact, or metric representing a list of numbers.

For additional information on and an example of this function, refer to the Functions Reference.