DVARP function in Excel

What is the DVARP function in Excel?

The DVARP function is one of the Database functions of Excel.

It calculates variance based on the entire population of selected database entries.

We can find this function in the Database of insert function Tab

How to use DVARP function in excel

1. Click on empty cell (like F5 )

2. Click on the fx icon (or press shift+F3)

3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions

4. Select Database category

5. Select the DVARP function

6. Then select ok

7. In the function arguments Tab you will see the DVARP function

8. In the Database section the range of cells that makes up the list or database. A database is a list of related data (ex: Table1)

9. Field section is either the label of the column in double quotation marks or a number that represents the column’s position in the list (ex: C1)

10. Criteria section is the range of cells that contains the conditions you specify. The range includes a column label and one cell below the label for a condition (ex: Table1)

11. You will see the result in formula result section

Examples of DVARP function in excel

Example1:

calculate the variance of student height with DVARP function

Example 2:

calculate the variance of student age with DVARP function

Example 2:

Python code for DVARP function

import pandas as pd

df=pd.read_csv(‘example.csv’)

Vardf = df.var(axis=0, numeric_only= True)

print (Vardf)

What is the purpose of DVARP function?

It calculates variance based on the entire population of selected database entries.

What is the Return value  of DVARP function?

It just return number.

DVARP (database, field, criteria)=number

How many arguments does DVARP function have?

DVARP(database, field, criteria)

DVARP function has 3 arguments.

• In the Database section you can enter the range of cells that make up the list or database
• Field section is either the label of the column in double quotation marks
• Criteria section is the range of cells that contains the conditions you specify

Which version of excel supports DVARP function?

This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)

Errors in DVARP function

If no record matches the criteria, DVARP returns the 0 value.

If more than one record matches the criteria, DVARP returns one of the smallest value.

Conditions and criteria range in DVARP function

Criteria argument in DVARP function

we can define any range for the criteria argument: it has 2 condition

1. It includes at least one column label

2. It includes at least one cell under the column label.

For example, if the range A1:A2 contains “Name” in A1 and “Benjamin” in A2,

you could define A1=”Name” & A2=”Benjamin”

DMIN function find the word of “Benjamin” under “name” column

location of Criteria range in DVARP function

Although the criteria range can be located anywhere on the worksheet, do not place the criteria range below the list. If you add more information to the list, the new information is added to the first row below the list. If the row below the list is not blank, Microsoft Excel cannot add the new information.

Make sure that the criteria range does not overlap the list.

To perform an operation on an entire column in a database, enter a blank line below the column labels in the criteria range.

DVARP related functions :

• DCOUNT Function
• DCOUNTA Function
• DMAX Function
• DVAR Function
• DSTDEV function