Exclusive median
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 |
Formula: C2: =PERCENTILE.EXC(A2:A6,0.5)
Result: 3
The central exclusive percentile is three.
Google Sheets function
PERCENTILE.EXC in Google Sheets
PERCENTILE.EXC 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 PERCENTILE.EXC Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
First quartile
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 |
Formula: C2: =PERCENTILE.EXC(A2:A6,0.25)
Result: 1.5
The exclusive position 0.25*(5+1) = 1.5 falls halfway between one and two.
k outside the valid range
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 |
Formula: C2: =PERCENTILE.EXC(A2:A6,0.9)
Result: #NUM!
With five values k must lie between 1/6 and 5/6, so 0.9 is rejected.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =PERCENTILE.EXC(C2:C7,0.5)
| 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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