Syntax
=NORMINV(probability, mean, standard_dev)Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
probability | Required | The probability, between 0 and 1 |
mean | Required | The mean |
standard_dev | Required | The standard deviation (positive) |
How to use NORMINV
NORMINV is kept so older workbooks keep working. It calculates the same way as NORM.INV, which is the name to use in new formulas.
NORMINV takes 3 required arguments. Type =NORMINV( in a cell and SheetsBat shows the arguments as you go. Optional arguments are shown in square brackets; leave them out to use their default.
Examples
Each result below was calculated by the SheetsBat formula engine.
=NORMINV(0.908789, 40, 1.5)Result Related compatibility functions
- LOGNORMDISTReturns the cumulative lognormal distribution (older form of LOGNORM.DIST).
- MODEReturns the value that occurs most often (older name of MODE.SNGL).
- NEGBINOMDISTReturns the negative binomial probability (older form of NEGBINOM.DIST).
- NORMDISTReturns the normal distribution (older name of NORM.DIST).
- NORMSDISTReturns the cumulative standard normal distribution (older form of NORM.S.DIST).
- NORMSINVReturns the inverse of the standard normal distribution (older name of NORM.S.INV).
- PERCENTILEReturns the k-th percentile of the values (older name of PERCENTILE.INC).
- PERCENTRANKReturns the percentage rank of a value in a data set (older name of PERCENTRANK.INC).
- POISSONReturns the Poisson distribution (older name of POISSON.DIST).