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Coefficient of variation calculator

Relative variability of a data set: standard deviation as a percentage of the mean.

What this calculator does

Coefficient of variation works out relative variability of a data set: standard deviation as a percentage of the mean. Enter your own figures above and the answer updates as you type: nothing is fixed in the code, so the result reflects exactly the numbers you supply.

The formula this calculator evaluates is printed under the tool and explained below, so you can check the working by hand or reuse it in a spreadsheet.

The formula

FormulaCV = s / x̄ × 100 (sample standard deviation s uses n−1)

The inputs explained

FieldWhat to enter
Data (comma or space separated)A list of numbers, separated by commas or spaces.