The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSThe PERCENTILE() function, new to Microsoft Excel version 4.0, returns a value within a range at the percentile you specify. The following examples show the formula used to calculate PERCENTILE() and describe a scenario in which PERCENTILE() may not return the correct result. MORE INFORMATION
PERCENTILE() takes two arguments, array and k. The array is a range of n
numbers, A1,...,An. The smallest value in the array corresponds to the 0th
percentile and the highest value corresponds to the 100th percentile with
values in between at the i/(n-1)th percentile. k is the percentile for
which you want to find the corresponding value. i is the subscript denoting
the i-th element of the array.
PERCENTILE() may not return the correct result when there is more than one occurrence of the lowest values or highest values. When this occurs, it may cause the following condition to be true: k<1/(n-1)For every instance where this condition is true, the value returned for the k-th percentile may be erroneous. When k>=1/(n-1), the results will be correct. STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
ExampleTo see an example of this problem, follow these steps:
REFERENCES"Function Reference," page 325 Additional query words: percentrank
Keywords : kbdta xlformula |
Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999 © 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use. |