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ZTEST

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 the array is used.


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



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