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Data Used in Formula: AVERAGE (A2:A4) AVERAGE (A2:A4,20) AVERAGE (A2:A5)

The document describes various statistical functions like AVERAGE, COUNT, LARGE, SMALL, MAX, MIN etc. and how they calculate and treat blanks, errors or text. It provides examples of formulas using these functions on sample data and explains the results and how blanks/errors are handled.

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Data Used in Formula: AVERAGE (A2:A4) AVERAGE (A2:A4,20) AVERAGE (A2:A5)

The document describes various statistical functions like AVERAGE, COUNT, LARGE, SMALL, MAX, MIN etc. and how they calculate and treat blanks, errors or text. It provides examples of formulas using these functions on sample data and explains the results and how blanks/errors are handled.

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Data Used in Formula

10
12
15

Formula Result Commentary


=AVERAGE(A2:A4) 12.3333333333333 Returns average of A2:A4
=AVERAGE(A2:A4,20) 14.25 Returns average of A2:A4 and 20
Returns average of A2:A5. Since A5 is blank, it is
=AVERAGE(A2:A5) 12.3333333333333 ignored (blanks and text are ignored)

Returns average of A2:A6. Since A5 is blank, it is


=AVERAGE(A2:A6) 9.25 ignored. Since A6 has 0, it is taken into calculation
Data Used in Formula
Tom 10
Jane 12
Arjun 15
Tom 12
Tom 0

Formula Result Commentary


=AVERAGEIF(A2:A6,"Tom",B2:B 7.33333333333333 Averages all the values for Tom
6)
=AVERAGEIF(A2:A6,"*a*",B2:B6 Averages all the values for names that have alphabet
) 13.5 "a" in it
=AVERAGEIF(B2:B6,">10") 13 Average values that are greater than 10
Data Used in Formula
Fruit Quantity Price
Apple 10 $20
Banana 21 $7
Orange 12 $12
Papaya 4 $32

Formula Result Commentary


=AVERAGEIFS(C3:C6,B3:B6,">10 9.5 Averages when the quantity is greater than 10 and
",A3:A6,"<>Papaya") the fruit is not Papaya
=AVERAGEIFS(C3:C6,C3:C6,">15 Averages price when price is greater than $15 and
",A3:A6,"*p*") 26 fruit name has "p" alphabet in it
Data Used in Formula
1
2

hello
#DIV/0!
3/3/2014

Formula Result Commentary


=COUNT(A2:A6) 3 Counts the cells that has number in it
=COUNTA(A2:A6) 5 Counts the cells that are not empty
=COUNTBLANK(A2:A6) 1 Count the cells that are blank
Data Used in Formula
Fruit Quantity
Apple 10
Banana 21
Orange 12
Apple 4

Formula Result Commentary

=COUNTIF(B3:B6,">10") 2 Counts all the cells that have value greater than 10

=COUNTIF(A3:A6,"*a*") 4 Counts all cells that have text with "a" in it

=COUNTIF(A3:A6,"Apple") 2 Counts all cells that have the text "Apple" in it

=COUNTIF(A3:A6,"?*") 4 Count all the cells that have text in it


Data Used in Formula
Fruit Quantity
Apple 10
Banana 21
Orange 12
Apple 4

Formula Result Commentary

=COUNTIFS(B3:B6,">10",A3:A6," Counts all the cells in B3:B6 that have value greater
*a*") 2 than 10 and at the same time, cells A3:A6 which have
text that contains alphabet "a"

=COUNTIFS(A3:A6,"*a*") 4 Counts all cells that have text with "a" in it


Counts all cells A3:A6 that have the text "Apple" in it
=COUNTIFS(A3:A6,"Apple",B3:B 0 and at the same time cell B3:B6 that have value
6,">20") greater than 20
Data Used in Formula
1
5
7

#DIV/0!
9

Formula Result Commentary

=LARGE(A2:A4,1) 7 Returns the first largest number from the list (A2:A4)

Returns the second largest number from the list


=LARGE(A2:A4,2) 5 (A2:A4)
=LARGE(A2:A5,1) 7 LARGE function ignores blanks (or text)

=LARGE(A2:A7,1) #DIV/0! If there is an error in the list, LARGE returns an error


Data Used in Formula
1
5
7

#DIV/0!
9

Formula Result Commentary

=SMALL(A2:A4,1) 1 Returns the first Smallest number from the list


(A2:A4)
Returns the second Smallest number from the list
=SMALL(A2:A4,2) 5 (A2:A4)
=SMALL(A2:A5,1) 1 SMALL function ignores blanks (or text)

=SMALL(A2:A7,1) #DIV/0! If there is an error in the list, SMALL returns an error


Data Used in Formula
1
3
3
6

Formula Result Commentary

Returns the rank of 1 from the list. Note that excel by


default takes ascending order rank. Also note than
=RANK.EQ(A2,A2:A5) 4
since there is tie, both the 3's get second rank, and 1
gets fourth rank
Data Used in Formula
1
5
7

#DIV/0!
9

Formula Result Commentary

=MAX(A2:A4) 7 Returns the maximum value from the list (A2:A4)

=MAX(A2:A5) 7 MAX function ignores blanks (or text)

=MAX(A2:A7) #DIV/0! If there is an error in the list, MAX returns an error


Data Used in Formula
1
5
7

#DIV/0!
9

Formula Result Commentary

=MIN(A2:A4) 1 Returns the minimum value from the list (A2:A4)

=MIN(A2:A5) 1 MIN function ignores blanks (or text)

=MIN(A2:A7) #DIV/0! If there is an error in the list, MIN returns an error

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