Excel MEDIAN Function

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Description

The Excel MEDIAN function returns the middle number of the supplied numbers.

Syntax and arguments

Formula syntax

Arguments

Return Value

The MEDIAN function returns a numeric value.

Remark

1. If there is an odd number of numbers in the set, the MEDIAN function returns the middle number of the set, if there is an even number of numbers in the set, the MEDIAN function returns the average of the two numbers in the middle of the set.

2. Arguments can either be numbers, names, arrays or references that contain numbers.

3. Logical values (TRUE and FALSE), texts, or empty cells are ignored by MEDIAN function.

4. Zero values are counted by MEDIAN function.

5. MEDIAN function measures central tendency, which is the location of the center of a group of numbers in a statistical distribution.

Version

Excel 2003 and later

Usage and Examples

Example: basic usage

To get the middle numbers in range B4:C7, please use formula:

=MEDIAN(B4:C7)

Press Enter key to get the median.

Relative Functions:

• Excel MAX Function
  The Excel MAX functionreturns the largest value in the supplied set of values (ignores logical values).

• Excel MAXA Function
  The Excel MAXA function returns the largest value in the supplied set of values.

• Excel ROMAN Function
  The ROMAN function converts a number to a roman number in text.

• Excel ROUND Function
  The Excel ROUND function rounds a number to a specified number of digits.