This function returns the quartile (which quarter or 25 percent) of a data set based on percentile values from 0..1, exclusive.
QUARTILE.EXC(array,quart)
This function has these arguments:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| array | Array or cell range of numeric values for which you want the quartile value |
| quart | Quartile value for the array (see the table below for returned values) |
A quarter is 25 percent. So the quartile number is an integer between 0 (the minimum value in the data set) and 4 (the maximum value in the data set) and determines the value to return as listed in the table below.
| If the number is... | Then this function returns the... |
|---|---|
| 0 | Minimum value |
| 1 | First quartile (25th percentile) |
| 2 | Median value (50th percentile) |
| 3 | Third quartile (75th percentile) |
| 4 | Maximum value |
The function returns #NUM! if the array is empty. The function returns #NUM! if quart = 0 or 4.
Accepts numeric data for all arguments. Returns numeric data.
QUARTILE.EXC(A1:A17,2)
QUARTILE.EXC(R1C1:R17C1,3)
QUARTILE.EXC({11,21,42,27,18,29,32,52},1) gives the result 18.75
This function is available in Spread for Windows Forms 11.0 or later.