Symptoms
Assume that you calculate the standard deviation of the sameĀ data that contains exactly 10 items by using theĀ STDEV.P function and the STDEVX.P function separately. You notice the result that is returned by STDEV.P differs from the result that is returned by STDEVX.P. In this case, the result that is returned by STDEVX.P is incorrect.
Resolution
This problem was first fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
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