STDDEV_SAMP

Calculate sample standard deviation. This function computes the standard deviation assuming the set of values represents a sample of the population.

Syntax

STDDEV_SAMP(expr)

Description

Returns the sample standard deviation of expr (the square root of VAR_SAMP()).

It is an aggregate function, and so can be used with the GROUP BY clause.

STDDEV_SAMP() can be used as a window function.

STDDEV_SAMP() returns NULL if there were no matching rows.

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