# RangeStdev - script and chart function

RangeStdev() finds the standard deviation of a range of numbers.

Syntax:

RangeStdev(first\_expr[, Expression])

Return data type: numeric

Arguments:

The argument of this function may contain inter-record functions which in themselves return a list of values.

* first\_expr: The expression or field containing the data to be measured.
* Expression: Optional expressions or fields containing the range of data to be measured.

Limitations:

If no numeric value is found, NULL is returned.

Examples:

Examples and results

| Example | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `RangeStdev<br>(1,2,4)` | Returns 1.5275252316519 |
| `RangeStdev<br>(null( ))` | Returns NULL |
| `RangeStdev<br>(above(SalesValue),0,3))` | Returns a sliding standard of the range of three values returned from the above() function<br>calculated on the current row and the two rows above the current row, as seen in the below table output. |

Example output in table form

| CustID | RangeStdev(SalesValue, 0,3)) |
| --- | --- |
| 1-20 | -,43.841, 34.192, 18.771, 20.953, 41.138, 47.655, 36.116, 32.716, 25.325, 38,000, 27.737, 35.553, 33.650, 42.532, 33.858, 32.146, 25.239, 35.595 |

**Data used in examples:**

`SalesTable:` `LOAD recno() as CustID, * inline [` `SalesValue` `101` `163` `126` `139` `167` `86` `83` `22` `32` `70` `108` `124` `176` `113` `95` `32` `42` `92` `61` `21` `] ;`

## Learn more

* [Stdev - chart function](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/ChartFunctions/StatisticalAggregationFunctionsinCharts/stdev.htm)