WorksheetFunction.Quartile Method
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Returns the quartile of a data set. Quartiles often are used in sales and survey data to divide populations into groups. For example, you can use QUARTILE to find the top 25 percent of incomes in a population.
Syntax
expression.Quartile(Arg1, Arg2)
expression A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arg1 | Required | Variant | Array - the array or cell range of numeric values for which you want the quartile value. |
| Arg2 | Required | Double | Quart - indicates which value to return. |
Return Value
Double
Remarks
| If quart equals | QUARTILE returns |
|---|---|
| 0 | Minimum value |
| 1 | First quartile (25th percentile) |
| 2 | Median value (50th percentile) |
| 3 | Third quartile (75th percentile) |
| 4 | Maximum value |
- If array is empty, QUARTILE returns the #NUM! error value.
- If quart is not an integer, it is truncated.
- If quart < 0 or if quart > 4, QUARTILE returns the #NUM! error value.
- MIN, MEDIAN, and MAX return the same value as QUARTILE when quart is equal to 0 (zero), 2, and 4, respectively.
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