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title: Standard Deviation
description: Returns the standard deviation for the select column
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# Standard Deviation

## Returns the standard deviation for the select column

***Function:***

Standard_Dev(table = *string*, col = *string*, new_col = *string*)

 

***Parameters:***

*Table: *Table name on which to perform function

*Column: *Column to perform Standard Deviation

*New Column Name: *Name for New Column

 

***Examples:***

Standard_Dev(table = Budget, col = "Amount", new_col = "Stand Dev")