stats_standard_deviation
stats_standard_deviation
(PECL stats >= 1.0.0)
stats_standard_deviation — Returns the standard deviation
Description
float stats_standard_deviation ( array $a [, bool $sample = false ] )
Returns the sta
nda
rd devia
tion of the va
lues in a
.
Parameters
a
The array of data to find the standard deviation for. Note that all values of the array will be cast to float.
sample
Indica
tes if a
represents a
sa
mple of the popula
tion; defa
ults to FALSE
.
Return Values
Returns the standard deviation on success; FALSE
on failure.
Errors/Exceptions
Ra
ises a
n E_WARNING
when there a
re fewer tha
n 2 va
lues in a
.
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