First quartile
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 |
Formula: C2: =QUARTILE.INC(A2:A6,1)
Result: 2
Quartile one is the twenty-fifth percentile.
Google Sheets function
QUARTILE.INC in Google Sheets
QUARTILE.INC 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 QUARTILE.INC Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Median
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 |
Formula: C2: =QUARTILE.INC(A2:A6,2)
Result: 3
Quartile two is the median.
Maximum endpoint
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Value |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 |
Formula: C2: =QUARTILE.INC(A2:A6,4)
Result: 5
The inclusive fourth quartile returns the maximum.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =QUARTILE.INC(C2:C7,1)
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region | Product | Units | Price | Result | |
| 2 | East | Pen | 120 | 2.5 | 33.75 | |
| 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: 33.75
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