Returns the median of the given numbers. The median is the number in the middle of a set of numbers; that is, half the numbers have values that are greater than the median, and half have values that are less.
Syntax
MEDIAN(number1,number2, ...)
Number1, number2, ... are 1 to 30 numbers for which you want the median.
Remarks
If there is an even number of numbers in the set, then MEDIAN calculates the average of the two numbers in the middle. See the second formula following.
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.
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Formula | Description (Result) |
=MEDIAN(A2:A6) | Median of the first 5 numbers in the list above (3) |
=MEDIAN(A2:A7) | Median of all the numbers above, or the average of 3 and 4 (3.5) |