STD Function

Returns the standard deviation

Category: Descriptive Statistics

Syntax

STD ( argument,argument ,...)

Arguments

argument

• is numeric. At least two nonmissing arguments are required. Otherwise, the function returns a missing value. The argument list can consist of a variable list, which is preceded by OF.

Examples

SAS Statements	Results
x1=std(2,6);	2.8284271247
x2=std(2,6,.);	2.8284271427
x3=std(2,4,6,3,1);	1.9235384062
x4=std(of x1-x3);	0.5224377453