STANDARDIZE

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Returns a normalized value from a distribution characterized by mean and standard_dev.

Syntax

STANDARDIZE(x,mean,standard_dev)

X    is the value you want to normalize.

Mean    is the arithmetic mean of the distribution.

Standard_dev    is the standard deviation of the distribution.

Remarks

  • If standard_dev ≤ 0, STANDARDIZE returns the #NUM! error value.
  • The equation for the normalized value is:

    Equation

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

ShowHow?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

    Selecting an example from Help

  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Data Description
42 Value to normalize
40 Arithmetic mean of the distribution
1.5 Standard deviation of the distribution
Formula Description (Result)
=STANDARDIZE(A2,A3,A4) Normalized value of 42 for the terms above (1.333333)
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