# QUARTILE.EXC Function

The QUARTILE.EXC function is one of the statistical functions. It is used to return the quartile of the data set, based on percentile values from 0..1, exclusive.

The QUARTILE.EXC function syntax is:

QUARTILE.EXC(array, quart)

where

array is the selected range of cells you want to analyse,

quart is the quartile value that you wish to return, a numeric value entered manually or included into the cell you make reference to. The quartile value can be one of the following:

Numeric value | Quartile
1 | First quartile (25th percentile)
2 | Second quartile (50th percentile)
3 | Third quartile (75th percentile)

To apply the QUARTILE.EXC function,

1. select the cell where you wish to display the result,
2. click the Insert function icon situated at the top toolbar,
   or right-click within a selected cell and select the Insert Function option from the menu,
   or click the icon situated at the formula bar,
3. select the Statistical function group from the list,
4. click the QUARTILE.EXC function,
5. enter the required arguments separating them by commas,
6. press the Enter button.

The result will be displayed in the selected cell.