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    Summary

    This function returns the significance value of a z-test. The z-test generates a standard score for x with respect to the set of data and returns the two-tailed probability for the normal distribution.

    Syntax

    ZTEST(array,x,sigma)

    Arguments

    This function has these arguments:

    Argument Description
    array Array of data to test
    x Value at which to test
    sigma [Optional] Known standard deviation for the population; if omitted, the calculation uses the sample standard deviation

    Remarks

    If sigma is not specified, the calculated standard deviation of the data in array is used.

    The equation for calculating the z-test is as follows, where n is the number of data points.

    ZTEST Equation

    Data Types

    Accepts numeric data for all arguments. Returns numeric data.

    Examples

    ZTEST(A2:D12,40,0.877)

    ZTEST(R2C1:R12C4,2)

    ZTEST({5,10,15,12,11,8,16,7},10) gives the result 0.355512703503418

    ZTEST({5,10,15,12,11,8,16,7},10,3) gives the result 0.318675944098237

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