MEDIAN

Determines the central value in a dataset.

The MEDIAN function returns the middle value in a list of numbers. It represents the central value when the numbers are arranged in ascending order.

For an even number of values, MEDIAN returns the average of the two middle values.

Syntax

MEDIAN(number1, [number2], ...)

Arguments

The MEDIAN function syntax has the following arguments:

• number1, number2, ... - The numbers or range of values for which you want to find the median.

Example

MEDIAN(10,30,50,40,20)
// returns 30
MEDIAN(10,30,50,60,40,20)
// returns 35

You can use the MEDIAN function to find the middle value of a dataset in metrics like salary, revenue, sales, or scores, especially when you want to reduce the impact of extreme values.

MEDIAN function

Excel Equivalent

MEDIAN