{"id":9980,"date":"2019-07-19T16:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=9980"},"modified":"2023-11-30T20:13:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:13:25","slug":"median-formula-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/median-formula-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIAN Formula in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it do?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gets the middle number in the set of numbers<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Formula breakdown:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=MEDIAN(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">number1<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[number2], &#8230;<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What it means:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>=MEDIAN(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">first number<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">[succeeding numbers in the set], &#8230;<\/span>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You have a list of values and you want to get the median or middle of those values. Excel&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>MEDIAN Formula\u00a0<\/strong>can easily get that for you!<\/p>\n<p>An important think to note though, if it&#8217;s an <strong>odd number of values<\/strong>, it will simply get the middle value. But if it&#8217;s an<strong> even number of values<\/strong>, it will get the 2 middle values, then get their average!<\/p>\n<p>I explain how you can do this below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"after-post-box\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AVkNL8uZCGQ?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download button small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-leadbox=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA.xlsx\" data-leadbox-id=\"147284833f72a2:12f08263ab46dc\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download excel workbook<i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">MEDIAN-FORMULA.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-two\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> We need to <strong>enter the <i>MEDIAN\u00a0<\/i>function in a blank cell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">=MEDIAN(<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MEDIAN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-01.jpg\" alt=\"MEDIAN Formula in Excel\" width=\"558\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-01.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-01-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The <b>MEDIAN\u00a0<\/b>arguments:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-to-download\">Free Practice Workbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/median-formula-in-excel\/#number1_number2_%E2%80%A6\" title=\"number1, [number2], &#8230;\">number1, [number2], &#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"number1_number2_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>number1, [number2], &#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is the range of values?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Select the cells containing your values:<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">=MEDIAN(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">C9:C12)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MEDIAN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-02.jpg\" alt=\"MEDIAN Formula in Excel\" width=\"492\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-02.jpg 492w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-02-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You now have your <strong>median<\/strong>! It is calculated as the average of the 2 middle values since we have an even number of values: <strong>(60 + 89) \/ 2 = 74.50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MEDIAN Formula in Excel\"  class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-03.jpg\" alt=\"MEDIAN Formula in Excel\" width=\"506\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-03.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MEDIAN-FORMULA-03-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>How to Use the MEDIAN Formula in Excel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ebooks.myexcelonline.com\/products\/101-most-popular-excel-formulas-e-book\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/MyExcelOnline.com-Formulas-E-Book-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What does it do? Gets the middle number in the set of numbers Formula breakdown: =MEDIAN(number1, [number2], &#8230;) What it means: =MEDIAN(first number, [succeeding numbers in the set], &#8230;) You have a list of values and you want to get the median or middle of those values. Excel&#8217;s\u00a0MEDIAN Formula\u00a0can easily get that for you! 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