PERMUTATIONA Function

The PERMUTATIONA function is one of the statistical functions. It is used to return the number of permutations for a given number of objects (with repetitions) that can be selected from the total objects.

The PERMUTATIONA function syntax is:

PERMUTATIONA(number, number-chosen)

where

number is a number of items in the set, a numeric value greater than or equal to 0.

number-chosen is a number of items in one permutation, a numeric value greater than or equal to 0 and less than number.

The numeric values can be entered manually or included into the cell you make reference to.

To apply the PERMUTATIONA 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 PERMUTATIONA function,
5. enter the required arguments separating them by commas,
6. press the Enter button.

The result will be displayed in the selected cell.