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NTGUMBELSTDEV

Returns standard deviation of a specified Gumbel distribution.

Syntax

NTGUMBELSTDEV(

  • Beta

)

 

Parameters

  • Beta is a parameter of the distribution \beta\;(>0).

Remarks

The standard deviation of the distribution is given as:

\frac{\beta\pi}{\sqrt{6}}

Example

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    Data Description
    2 Value of parameter Beta
    Formula Description (Result)
    =NTGUMBELSTDEV(A2) Standard deviation of the distribution for the terms above

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