<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>AGGREGATE Function</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="description" content="" /> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../editor.css" /> <link type = "text/css" rel = "stylesheet" href = "../../images/sprite.css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="../callback.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../search/js/page-search.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="mainpart"> <div class="search-field"> <input id="search" class="searchBar" placeholder="Search" type="text" onkeypress="doSearch(event)"> </div> <h1>AGGREGATE Function</h1> <p>The <b>AGGREGATE</b> function is one of the math and trigonometry functions. The function is used to return an aggregate in a list or database. The <b>AGGREGATE</b> function can apply different aggregate functions to a list or database with the option to ignore hidden rows and error values.</p> <p>The <b>AGGREGATE</b> function syntax is:</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>AGGREGATE(function_num, options, ref1 [, ref2], ...)</em></b></p> <p><em>where</em></p> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>function_num</em></b> is a numeric value that specifies which function to use. The possible values are listed in the table below.</p> <table style="width: 40%"> <tr> <td><b>function_num<br /></b></td> <td><b>Function</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="../Functions/average.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">AVERAGE</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="../Functions/count.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">COUNT</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="../Functions/counta.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">COUNTA</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="../Functions/max.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">MAX</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="../Functions/min.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">MIN</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="../Functions/product.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">PRODUCT</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="../Functions/stdev-s.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">STDEV.S</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="../Functions/stdev-p.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">STDEV.P</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="../Functions/sum.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SUM</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="../Functions/var-s.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">VAR.S</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="../Functions/var-p.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">VAR.P</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="../Functions/median.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">MEDIAN</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="../Functions/mode-sngl.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">MODE.SNGL</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="../Functions/large.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">LARGE</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="../Functions/small.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SMALL</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><a href="../Functions/percentile-inc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">PERCENTILE.INC</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="../Functions/quartile-inc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">QUARTILE.INC</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="../Functions/percentile-exc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">PERCENTILE.EXC</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="../Functions/quartile-exc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">QUARTILE.EXC</a></td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>options</em></b> is a numeric value that specifies which values should be ignored. The possible values are listed in the table below.</p> <table style="width: 40%"> <tr> <td><b>Numeric value<br /></b></td> <td><b>Behavior</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>0 or omitted</td> <td>Ignore nested <a href="../Functions/subtotal.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SUBTOTAL</a> and AGGREGATE functions</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Ignore hidden rows, nested <a href="../Functions/subtotal.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SUBTOTAL</a> and AGGREGATE functions</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Ignore error values, nested <a href="../Functions/subtotal.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SUBTOTAL</a> and AGGREGATE functions</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Ignore hidden rows, error values, nested <a href="../Functions/subtotal.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SUBTOTAL</a> and AGGREGATE functions</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Ignore nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Ignore hidden rows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Ignore error values</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Ignore hidden rows and error values</td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-indent: 50px;"><b><em>ref1(2)</em></b> is up to 253 numeric values or a reference to the cell range containing the values for which you want the aggregate value.</p> <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> if you want to use one of the following functions: <a href="../Functions/large.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">LARGE</a>, <a href="../Functions/small.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SMALL</a>, <a href="../Functions/percentile-inc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">PERCENTILE.INC</a>, <a href="../Functions/quartile-inc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">QUARTILE.INC</a>, <a href="../Functions/percentile-exc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">PERCENTILE.EXC</a>, or <a href="../Functions/quartile-exc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">QUARTILE.EXC</a>, <b><em>ref1</em></b> must be a reference to the cell range and <b><em>ref2</em></b> must be the second argument that is required for these functions (<b><em>k</em></b> or <b><em>quart</em></b>).</p> <table style="width: 40%"> <tr> <td><b>Function<br /></b></td> <td><b>Syntax</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../Functions/large.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">LARGE</a></td> <td>LARGE(array, k)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../Functions/small.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">SMALL</a></td> <td>SMALL(array, k)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../Functions/percentile-inc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">PERCENTILE.INC</a></td> <td>PERCENTILE.INC(array, k)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../Functions/quartile-inc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">QUARTILE.INC</a></td> <td>QUARTILE.INC(array, quart)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../Functions/percentile-exc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">PERCENTILE.EXC</a></td> <td>PERCENTILE.EXC(array, k)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../Functions/quartile-exc.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">QUARTILE.EXC</a></td> <td>QUARTILE.EXC(array, quart)</td> </tr> </table> <p>To apply the <b>AGGREGATE</b> function,</p> <ol> <li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li> <li>click the <b>Insert function</b> <div class = "icon icon-insertfunction"></div> icon situated at the top toolbar, <br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu, <br />or click the <div class = "icon icon-function"></div> icon situated at the formula bar, </li> <li>select the <b>Math and trigonometry</b> function group from the list,</li> <li>click the <b>AGGREGATE</b> function,</li> <li>enter the required arguments separating them by comma,</li> <li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li> </ol> <p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p> <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>AGGREGATE</b> function when the <b>SUM</b> function is applied.</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="AGGREGATE Function" src="../images/aggregate.png" /></p> <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>AGGREGATE</b> function when the <b>LARGE</b> function is applied, <b><em>ref1</em></b> is a reference to the cell range, and <b><em>k</em></b> is equal to 2. The function returns the second largest value in cells A1-A4.</p> <p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="AGGREGATE Function" src="../images/aggregate2.png" /></p> </div> </body> </html>