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The following article introduces you to the SMALL function - one of the functions in the statistical function group is very popular in Excel.
Description: The function returns the kth smallest value in a dataset.
Syntax: SMALL (array, k)
Inside:
- array : The array or range of data points you want to determine the kth smallest value.
- k: The order (from the smallest value) in the data array to be returned.
Attention:
- If array is empty -> the function returns the #NUM! Error value .
- If k ≤ 0 or k exceeds the number of data points in the array -> the function returns the #NUM! Error value
- where n is the number of data points we have:
+ SMALL (array, 1) -> returns the smallest value in the array.
+ SMALL (array, n) -> returns the largest value in the array.
For example:
Calculate the kth smallest value as described in the following data table:
- Calculate the second smallest value in array1. In a cell to calculate enter the formula : = SMALL (C6: C10,2)
- Press Enter -> the second smallest value in array1 is:
- Calculate the 3rd smallest value in array2. In a cell to calculate enter the formula: = SMALL (D6: D10,3)
In array2, there are 2 similar elements are 29 but the function is still arranged in 2 orders, 1 value is the 3rd and the value is 4th.
- Calculate the 6th smallest value in array1. In a cell to calculate enter the formula: = SMALL (C6: C10,6)
Because array1 has only 5 elements, there is no 6th value -> the function returns the #NUM! Error value .
Above are instructions and some specific examples when using the SMALL function in Excel.
Good luck!
