Question: Is there an alternative to the minimum function when finding the smallest value in a given data range?
Answer: Yes, the Small function
Why: Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set. Use this function to return values with a particular relative standing in a data set
Syntax
SMALL(array,k)
Array is an array or range of numerical data for which you want to determine the k-th smallest value.
K is the position (from the smallest) in the array or range of data to return.
Applies To: Excel 2003, 2007 and 2010
- Refer to the following screen shot used for this example
2. Select cell B19 and type =Small(B2:B17,1)
3. The answer will be $29.20 meaning the sales person with the lowest sales value is Anderson .P.
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