Functions Excel Formulas Description

Joins several
text items
into one text
item. Easier
to use ‘&’
instead of
CONCATENA the function
TE =CONCATENATE(text1,text2,…) usually. 

Rounds a
number
down,
FLOOR =FLOOR(number,significance) toward zero

Returns the
individual
term
binomial
distribution
BINOMDIST =BINOMDIST(number_s,trials,probability_s,cumulative) probability

Returns the
one-tailed
probability
of the chi-
squared
CHIDIST =CHIDIST(x,deg_freedom) distribution

Returns the
test for
independenc
CHIINV =CHITEST(actual_range,expected_range) e

CONFIDENCE =CONFIDENCE(alpha,standard_dev,size) Returns the

confidence
interval for a
 population
mean

FTEST =FTEST(array1,array2)

Returns the
inverse of
the
lognormal
cumulative
LOGINV =LOGINV(probability,mean,standard_dev) distribution

Returns the
cumulative
LOGNORMDI lognormal
ST =LOGNORMDIST(x,mean,standard_dev) distribution

Returns the
most
common
value in a
MODE ==MODE(number1,number2,…) data set

Returns the
normal
cumulative
NORMDIST =NORMDIST(x,mean,standard_dev,cumulative) distribution

Returns the
inverse of
the normal
cumulative
NORMINV =NORMINV(probability,mean,standard_dev) distribution

NORMSDIST =NORMSDIST(z) Returns the

standard
 normal
cumulative
distribution

Returns the
inverse of
the standard
normal
cumulative
NORMSINV =NORMSINV(probability) distribution

Returns the
k-th
percentile of
values in a
PERCENTILE =PERCENTILE(array,k) range

Returns the
percentage
rank of a
PERCENTRA value in a
NK =PERCENTRANK(array,x,significance) data set

Returns the
Poisson
POISSON =POISSON(x,mean,cumulative) distribution

Returns the
quartile of a
QUARTILE =QUARTILE(array,quart) data set

Returns the
rank of a
number in a
list of
RANK =RANK(number,ref,order) numbers 
 Estimates
standard
deviation
based on a
STDEV =STDEV(number1,number2,…) sample

Calculates
standard
deviation
based on the
entire
STDEVP =STDEVP(number1,number2,…) population

Returns the
Student’s t-
TDIST =TDIST(x,deg_freedom,tails) distribution

Returns the
inverse of
the
Student’s t-
TINV =TINV(probability,deg_freedom) distribution

Estimates
variance
based on a
VAR =VAR(number1,number2,…) sample

Calculates
variance
based on the
entire
VARP =VARP(number1,number2,…) population

FINV =FINV(probability,deg_freedom1,deg_freedom2) Returns the

inverse of
the F
probability
 distribution

Returns a
value along
a linear
FORECAST =FORECAST(x,known_y’s,known_x’s) trend

Returns the
beta
cumulative
distribution
BETADIST =BETADIST(x,alpha,beta,A,B) function

Returns the
inverse of
the
cumulative
distribution
function for
a specified
beta
BETAINV =BETAINV(probability,alpha,beta,A,B) distribution

Returns
covariance,
the average
of the
products of
paired
COVAR =COVAR(array1,array2) deviations

CRITBINOM =CRITBINOM(trials,probability_s,alpha) Returns the

smallest
value for
which the
cumulative
binomial
distribution
is less than
 or equal to a
criterion
value

Returns the
exponential
EXPONDIST =EXPONDIST(x,lambda,cumulative) distribution

Returns the
Poisson
POISSON =POISSON(x,mean,cumulative) distribution

Returns the
F
probability
FDIST =FDIST(x,deg_freedom1,deg_freedom2) distribution

Returns the
gamma
GAMMADIST =GAMMADIST(x,alpha,beta,cumulative) distribution

Returns the
inverse of
the gamma
cumulative
GAMMAINV =GAMMAINV(probability,alpha,beta) distribution

Returns the
hypergeome
HYPGEOMDI =HYPGEOMDIST(sample_s,number_sample,population_s,n tric
ST umber_pop) distribution

Returns the
negative
NEGBINOMD binomial
IST =NEGBINOMDIST(number_f,number_s,probability_s) distribution
 Returns the
probability
associated
with a
Student’s t-
TTEST =TTEST(array1,array2,tails,type) test

Calculates
variance
based on the
entire
population,
including
numbers,
text, and
logical
WEIBULL =WEIBULL(x,alpha,beta,cumulative) values

Returns the
one-tailed
probability-
value of a z-
ZTEST =ZTEST(array,x,sigma) test
Compatibility Excel Formulas
and Functions