Standard Deviation Calculator

Sample and population standard deviation, variance and mean from a list of numbers.

Sample SD (s)

13.4907

Population SD (σ)

12.3153

18

Mean

151.6667

Variance (σ²)

6

Count

How it works

Standard deviation measures how spread out numbers are around the mean. Use sample SD (÷ n−1) for a sample, population SD (÷ n) for the whole population.

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Frequently asked questions

Sample vs population SD?

Sample SD divides by n−1 (for data from a sample); population SD divides by n (for the entire population).

What is variance?

The square of the standard deviation — the average squared distance from the mean.

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