Statistical functions

The following table lists statistical functions.

Function

Description

AVEDEV

Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean.

AVERAGE

Returns the average of its arguments.

AVERAGEA

Returns the average of its arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values.

BINOMDIST

Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability.

CONFIDENCE

Returns the confidence interval for a population mean.

CORREL

Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets.

COUNT

Counts how many numbers are in the list of arguments.

COUNTA

Counts how many values are in the list of arguments.

COUNTIF

Counts the number of nonblank cells within a range that meet the given criteria.

COVAR

Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations.

DEVSQ

Returns the sum of squares of deviations.

EXPONDIST

Returns the exponential distribution.

FISHER

Returns the Fisher transformation.

FISHERINV

Returns the inverse of the Fisher transformation.

FORECAST

Returns a value along a linear trend.

GEOMEAN

Returns the geometric mean.

GROWTH

Returns values along an exponential trend.

HARMEAN

Returns the harmonic mean.

INTERCEPT

Returns the intercept of the linear regression line.

KURT

Returns the kurtosis of a data set.

LARGE

Returns the k-th largest value in a data set.

LINEST

Returns the parameters of a linear trend.

LOGEST

Returns the parameters of an exponential trend.

MAX

Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments.

MATCH

Returns the relative position of an item in an array that matches a specified value in a specified order.

MAXA

Returns the maximum value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values.

MEDIAN

Returns the median of the given numbers.

MIN

Returns the minimum value in a list of arguments.

MINA

Returns the smallest value in a list of arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values.

NEGBINOMDIST

Returns the negative binomial distribution, the probability that there will be Number_f failures before the Number_s-th success, with Probability_f probability of a success.

MODE

Returns the most common value in a data set.

NORMDIST

Returns the normal cumulative distribution.

NORMINV

Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution.

NORMSDIST

Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution.

NORMSINV

Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution.

PEARSON

Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient.

PERMUT

Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects.

RSQ

Returns the square of the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient.

SKEW

Returns the skewness of a distribution.

SLOPE

Returns the slope of the linear regression line.

SMALL

Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set.

STANDARDIZE

Returns a normalized value.

STDEV

Estimates standard deviation based on a sample.

STDEVA

Estimates standard deviation based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values.

STDEVP

Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population.

STDEVPA

Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values.

STEYX

Returns the standard error of the predicted y-value for each x in the regression.

TREND

Returns values along a linear trend.

VAR

Estimates variance based on a sample.

VARA

Estimates variance based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values.

VARP

Calculates variance based on the entire population.

VARPA

Calculates variance based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values.

WEIBULL

Returns the Weibull distribution.