KB3147297 - FIX: STDEVX.P returns an incorrect result when you calculate the standard deviation in SQL Server 2014

Applies To
SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

Assume that you calculate the standard deviation of the same data that contains exactly 10 items by using the 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:

Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1
      

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Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:

Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2014
      

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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