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Statistical Functions


                 Function          Purpose                                            Example

                                                                                      Input: =MAX(4,16,12,9)
                  MAX(range)       It returns the largest value in the given range.
                                                                                      Output: 16

                                                                                      Input: =MIN(4,16,12,9)
                  MIN(range)       It returns the smallest value in the given range.
                                                                                      Output: 4

                  AVERAGE          It returns the average of the given numbers in a  Input: =AVERAGE(12,3,6)
                  (range)          range.                                             Output: 7


                                   It returns the count of the number of values in    Input: =COUNT(4,8,12)
                  COUNT(range)
                                   the selected range.                                Output: 3

                 Let us use the statistical functions in Excel. To use the statistical functions, follow the given steps:






                    1   Type  the  following
                   data  in  the  Excel
                   worksheet.



                                                                            2  Type =MAX(B3:F3) function to find the
                                                                            maximum marks and press the Enter key.

                 When you press the Enter key, the maximum marks appear in cell G3. Using the AutoFill feature,
                 find the maximum marks of each student. Similarly, we can find the minimum marks by using the
                 MIN() function.














                                                           3   Type  =AVERAGE(B3:F3)  function  to  find
                                                          the average of marks and press the Enter key.

                 When you press the Enter key, the average of the marks appears in cell I3. Using the AutoFill
                 feature, we can calculate the average of the marks of each student.




                                  Suppose you could use Excel to set and track your personal goals. What goals would you
                                  set, how would you measure your progress, and how would you use charts to visualise your
                                  achievements?




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