# MARGINOFERROR

stats · from google sheets · no excel equivalent · sheets: not yet compared

margin of error of a sample at a confidence level

## signature

```
MARGINOFERROR(range, confidence)
```

returns: `number`

## arguments

- range: range — required
- confidence: number — required

## examples

formula and result, asserted in the engine test suite.

| formula | result | with |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `=MARGINOFERROR(A1:A5, 0.95)` | `13.859038243496776` | A1=10, A2=20, A3=30, A4=40, A5=50 |

## errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

| error | produced by |
| --- | --- |
| `#NUM!` | `=MARGINOFERROR(A1:A3, 2)` |

## related

- [AVEDEV](https://deepcalc.com/functions/avedev.md) — average of absolute deviations from the mean
- [AVERAGE.WEIGHTED](https://deepcalc.com/functions/average-weighted.md) — average of values weighted by a second range
- [AVERAGEA](https://deepcalc.com/functions/averagea.md) — averages values including text and logicals
- [AVERAGEIF](https://deepcalc.com/functions/averageif.md) — averages cells that match a condition
- [AVERAGEIFS](https://deepcalc.com/functions/averageifs.md) — averages cells matching multiple conditions
- [BETA.DIST](https://deepcalc.com/functions/beta-dist.md) — beta distribution
- [BETA.INV](https://deepcalc.com/functions/beta-inv.md) — inverse of the beta distribution
- [BETADIST](https://deepcalc.com/functions/betadist.md) — legacy form of BETA.DIST (cumulative)

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