# Standard deviation

> Supported in: Batch, Faster

Calculate standard deviation of the values in column.

**Expression categories:** Numeric

## Declared arguments

* **Expression:** The column of on which standard deviation is computed.<br>*Expression\<Numeric>*

**Output type:** *Double*

## Examples

### Example 1: Base case

**Argument values:**

* **Expression:** `values`

**Given input table:**

| values |
| ----- |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 3 |

**Outputs:** 0.81649658092773

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### Example 2: Null case

**Argument values:**

* **Expression:** `values`

**Given input table:**

| values |
| ----- |
| 2 |
| *null* |
| 3 |

**Outputs:** 0.5

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