# GAUSS

## Content

This function returns the probability (in the form of a numeric value) specifying that a member of a standard normal population will fall between the mean and specified standard deviations from the mean.

## Syntax

`GAUSS(z)`

## Arguments

For the argument, you can specify any real number.

## Remarks

This function returns an error value if *z* is not a valid number or a valid data type.

## Data Types

Accepts numeric data. Returns numeric data.

## Examples

`GAUSS(10)` gives the result 0.5

`GAUSS(-5)` gives the result -0.499