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How to Use VARPA() in Google Sheets

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Calculates the variance based on an entire population, setting text to the value `0`.

How To Actually Use VARPA() in Sheets 

VARPA(value1, value2,...)

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Use the VARPA formula to calculate the variance of the values in the range A1:A10. Your formula should return the variance considering any text values as 0.

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