MEDIAN

MEDIAN

Synopsis

MEDIAN(n1, n2, ...)

Description

MEDIAN returns the median of the given data set.

  • Strings and empty cells are simply ignored.
  • If even numbers are given MEDIAN returns the average of the two numbers in the middle.
  • This function is Excel compatible.

Examples

Let us assume that the cells A1, A2, ..., A5 contain numbers 11.4, 17.3, 21.3, 25.9, and 40.1. Then

MEDIAN(A1:A5) equals 21.3.