RANK and top N lists

Rank every row with RANK, understand how ties are ranked, and build a top 5 or bottom 3 list with LARGE, SMALL and a lookup.

Confident · 13 min · 11 steps

In this lesson

  • Ties share a rank and the next one is skipped: 12, 12, 14.
  • =LARGE(range,k) is the k-th largest number, =SMALL(range,k) the k-th smallest.
  • A lookup finds the first of two tied rows both times.

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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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Math and statistics
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The steps

11 steps: 4 explanations, 5 Do this, 2 questions, then Your turn.

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Remove duplicates

Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.

Confident · 9 min · Free, with no sign-up

Do the free lesson on your computer.

Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.

On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/BV7C