One deviation above
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | Mean | SD |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
Formula: E2: =STANDARDIZE(A2,B2,C2)
Result: 1
Twelve is one standard deviation above ten.
Google Sheets function
STANDARDIZE in Google Sheets
STANDARDIZE with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the STANDARDIZE Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
At the mean
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | Mean | SD |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Formula: E2: =STANDARDIZE(A2,B2,C2)
Result: 0
A value at the mean has z-score zero.
Below the mean
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | Mean | SD |
| 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.5 |
Formula: E2: =STANDARDIZE(A2,B2,C2)
Result: -2
Seven is two standard deviations below ten.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =STANDARDIZE(C2,AVERAGE(C2:C7),STDEV.S(C2:C7))
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region | Product | Units | Price | Result | |
| 2 | East | Pen | 120 | 2.5 | 1.63263542849 | |
| 3 | West | Pen | 80 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | East | Book | 45 | 12 | ||
| 5 | North | Book | 60 | 12 | ||
| 6 | West | Lamp | 30 | 25 | ||
| 7 | East | Lamp | 15 | 25 |
Result in F2: 1.63263542849
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