Syntax
=PERCENTILE(array, k)Arguments
| Argument | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
array | Required | The numbers |
k | Required | The percentile, from 0 to 1 |
How to use PERCENTILE
PERCENTILE is kept so older workbooks keep working. It calculates the same way as PERCENTILE.INC, which is the name to use in new formulas.
PERCENTILE takes 2 required arguments. Type =PERCENTILE( 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.
=PERCENTILE({1,3,2,4}, 0.3)Result Related compatibility functions
- NORMDISTReturns the normal distribution (older name of NORM.DIST).
- NORMINVReturns the inverse of the normal distribution (older name of NORM.INV).
- 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).
- 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).
- QUARTILEReturns a quartile of the values (older name of QUARTILE.INC).
- RANKReturns the rank of a number in a list (older name of RANK.EQ).
- STDEVEstimates the standard deviation from a sample (older name of STDEV.S).