STANDARDIZE function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

STANDARDIZE

Converts a random variable into a normalized variable, given its mean and standard deviation.

 

Syntax

 

STANDARDIZE(n; μ; σ)

n: The value to normalize. Eg., 14

μ: Arithmetic mean of the distribution. Eg., 5

σ: The standard deviation of the distribution. Eg., 2

 

Examples

 

Formula

Result

=STANDARDIZE(A2;B2;C2)

4.5

=STANDARDIZE(A3;B3;C3)

-0.142857143

=STANDARDIZE(A4;B4;C4)

-4


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

#NUM!

  • The value of σ is less than or equal to 0.

 

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