Apple Numbers '08 User Manual
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Chapter 12
Dictionary of Functions
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Finds the value within a range of values that corresponds to a
particular percentile.
Calculates event rate probabilities based on the Poisson
distribution.
Calculates the probability of a range of values if you know the
individual probability of each value.
Finds the rank of a number within a range of numbers.
Finds the slope of the best-fit line for a data set based on linear
regression analysis.
Retrieves the nth-smallest value in a range.
STDEV (page 274)
Calculates the standard deviation of a set of numbers based on the
sample (unbiased) variance.
STDEVA (page 275)
Calculates the standard deviation of a set of values, including text
and Boolean values, based on the sample (unbiased) variance.
STDEVP (page 275)
Calculates the standard deviation of a set of numbers based on the
population (true) variance.
STDEVPA (page 276)
Calculates the standard deviation of a set of values, including text
and Boolean values, based on the population (true) variance.
Calculates the sample (unbiased) variance of a set of numbers.
Calculates the sample (unbiased) variance of a set of values,
including text and Boolean values.
Calculates the population (true) variance of a set of numbers.
VARPA (page 286)
Calculates the population (true) variance of a set of values,
including text and Boolean values.
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