MEDIAN and MODE
Find the typical value with MEDIAN when a few big numbers distort the average, and the most common value with MODE.
In this lesson
=MEDIAN(range): the middle value.- Use the median when a few very large (or small) values pull the average away from what's typical.
=MODE(range): the most common value. Use it on values that repeat. No repeats gives #N/A.
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- SUM, AVERAGE, MIN and MAX8 min
- Running totals9 min
- RANK and top N lists13 min
- MEDIAN and MODEThis lesson9 min
- Random numbers: RAND and RANDBETWEEN11 min
- Weighted averages with SUMPRODUCT10 min
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
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