How to median values ignore zeros or errors in Excel?
In Excel, when we apply the common formula =MEDIAN(range), it will calculate the median value within a range including zeros, and it will also get error result when is applied in a range which includes error values as below screenshot show. In this tutorial, I am going to talking about how to medina ignoring zeros or errors in Excel.
Median ignore zeros
To median a range ignoring zero values, you can apply below formula.
Select a cell that you will put the median result into, C2 for instance, type this formula =MEDIAN(IF(A2:A17<>0,A2:A17)), press Shift + Ctrl + Enter keys. See screenshot:
In the formula, A2:A17 is the range you want to median excluding zeros.
Median ignore errors
To median range values ignoring error values, you can do as below:
Select a cell which you will place the median result into, enter this formula =MEDIAN(IF(ISNUMBER(F2:F17),F2:F17)), press Shift + Ctrl + Enter keys. See screenshot:
In the formula F2:F17 is the range you want to median ignoring errors.
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