This function returns a normalized value from a distribution characterized by mean and standard deviation.

Syntax

STANDARDIZE(x,mean,stdev)

Arguments

This function has these arguments:

Argument	Description
x	Value to normalize
mean	Arithmetic mean of the distribution
stdev	Standard deviation of the distribution Must be greater than zero.

Data Types

Accepts numeric data for all arguments. Returns numeric data.

Examples

STANDARDIZE(15.6,A4,B2)

STANDARDIZE(88,48,1.6) gives the result 25

Version Available

This function is available in product version 1.0 or later.

See Also

NORMDIST | NORMSDIST | Statistical Functions