VAR.P DAX Function (Statistical)
Calculates variance based on the entire population. Ignores logical values and text in the population.
Syntax
Parameter | Attributes | Description |
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ColumnName |
A column that contains values corresponding to a population. |
Return values
A number with the variance of the entire population.
Remarks
VAR.P assumes that the column refers to the entire population.
To compute the variance with a sample of the population, use VAR.S.
The VAR.P function internally executes VARX.P, without any performance difference.
The following VAR.P call:
VAR.P ( table[column] )
corresponds to the following VARX.P call:
VARX.P ( table, table[column] )
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Last update: Dec 5, 2019 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo
MSDN documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/var-p-function-dax