This post will guide you how to use Excel AVEDEV function with syntax and examples in Microsoft excel.

Description

The Excel AVEDEV function returns the average of the absolute deviations of the numbers that you provided.

The AVEDEV function is a build-in function in Microsoft Excel and it is categorized as a Statistical Function.

The AVEDEV function is available in Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000, Excel 2011 for Mac.

Syntax

The syntax of the AVEDEV function is as below:

= AVEDEV (number1, [number2],…)

Where the CHOOSE function arguments are:
Number1 -This is a required argument.  A numeric values

Example

The below examples will show you how to use Excel AVEDEV Function to return a value from a value list based on a position value.

#1 To get the average of the absolute deviations of the numbers in cells B1:B3, just using the following excel formula: =AVEDEV(B1:B3)