The QUARTILE function returns the value for the specified quartile from a given set of numbers.
QUARTILE(num-set, quartile-num)
num-set: A collection containing number values.
quartile-num: A modal value that specifies the desired quartile.
smallest (0): Returns the smallest value.
first (1): Returns the first quartile (25th percentile).
second (2): Returns the second quartile (50th percentile).
third (3): Returns the third quartile (75th percentile).
largest (4): Returns the largest value.
Notes
MIN, MEDIAN, and MAX return the same value as QUARTILE when quartile-num is equal to 0, 2, and 4, respectively.
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Suppose cells B2 through J2 contain the values 5, 6, 9, 3, 7, 11, 8, 2, and 14, respectively. The value for each quartile can be found with the formulas: =QUARTILE(B2:J2, 0) returns 2, the smallest value. =QUARTILE(B2:J2, 1) returns 5, the 25th percentile or first quartile. =QUARTILE(B2:J2, 2) returns 7, the 50th percentile or second quartile. =QUARTILE(B2:J2, 3) returns 9, the 75th percentile or third quartile. =QUARTILE(B2:J2, 4) returns 14, the largest value. |