How to calculate Standard Deviation in Excel The Standard Deviation is a term used in statistics. The term describes how much the numbers if a set of data vary from the mean.

In this post, we show you how to add error bars to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. You can use Error bars for standard deviation & trending margin of error.

Historical volatility is a long-term assessment of risk. Discover why it is important to investors and learn how to calculate volatility in Excel.

Key Points Use Excel to calculate daily returns and standard deviation to gauge stock volatility. Annualize volatility by multiplying daily standard deviation by the square root of 252.

Learn how to use Microsoft Excel to calculate the Sharpe ratio, an investing tool used to assess the relationship between risk and return for an asset.