How to find the lowest and highest 5 values in a list in Excel?
For a list of score in Excel, you may need to identify the highest and lowest 5 values in order to have a comparison among them. With this tutorial, you will learn how to find the lowest and highest 5 values in a list.
Find the highest 5 values in a list in Excel
Find the lowest 5 values in a list in Excel
Find the highest 5 values in a list in Excel
Supposing the values are in range A2:A16, please do as follows for finding the highest 5 values step by step.
1. Select cell B2, copy and paste formula =LARGE(A$2:A$16,ROWS(B$2:B2)) into the formula bar, then press the Enter key. See screenshot:
2. Select cell B2, drag the fill handle down to cell B6, then the five highest values are showing.
Find the lowest 5 values in a list in Excel
After finding the highest five values, we will show you the formula of finding the lowest five values in a list as follows.
1. Select cell C2, copy and paste formula =SMALL(A$2:A$16,ROWS(C$2:C2)) into the Formula Bar, and then press the Enter key.See screenshot:
2. The same as above, now you need to drag the fill handle from cell C2 to cell C6 to get the five lowest values in the list.
Note: Change the cell range in the formula to the range of your list.
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