Microsoft Excel 2003 Functions and Formulas
Determine the Largest or Smallest Value in a Series
Summary: These formulas automatically determine the minimum and maximum values in an Excel 2003 data series.
Often when creating a Microsoft Excel 2003 you may need to figure out the largest or smallest value in a series of data. To do so requires the =max or =min function, respectively. The syntax:
=max(SERIES_OF_DATA)
=min(SERIES_OF_DATA)
* SERIES_OF_DATA can either be a comma-delimited set of numbers or a series of cells, such as a1:a5.
For example, assume a spreadsheet's column 'i' contains a series of expense values. The following formula, when placed in a column outside 'i', determines the largest expense:
=max(i:i)
And the following formula, when placed in a column outside 'i', determines the smallest expense:
=min(i:i)
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Last Modified on: July 13, 2008, at 12:04 A.M. EDT
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