Odd number of values
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 |
Formula: C2: =MEDIAN(A2:A6)
Result: 4
The ordered middle of 2, 4, 4, 7, 8 is 4.
Google Sheets function
MEDIAN in Google Sheets
MEDIAN with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the MEDIAN Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Even number of values
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 |
Formula: C2: =MEDIAN(A2:A5)
Result: 5
The two middle values 4 and 6 average to 5.
Resist an outlier
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 100 |
Formula: C2: =MEDIAN(A2:A4)
Result: 3
The extreme 100 does not move the middle position.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =MEDIAN(C2:C7)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region | Product | Units | Price | Result | |
| 2 | East | Pen | 120 | 2.5 | 52.5 | |
| 3 | West | Pen | 80 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | East | Book | 45 | 12 | ||
| 5 | North | Book | 60 | 12 | ||
| 6 | West | Lamp | 30 | 25 | ||
| 7 | East | Lamp | 15 | 25 |
Result in F2: 52.5
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