Excel Lookup and Reference Functions
Math & Trig
Functions
Description
ABS Returns the absolute value of a number.
AGGREGATE Returns one of many different aggregates from a list or database
Rounding Functions
     CEILING.MATH Returns a Number Rounded away from Zero to the Nearest Multiple of significance
     FLOOR.MATH Rounds a number down toward zero to the nearest multiple of significance
     INT Rounds a number down to the nearest integer
     EVEN Rounds a decimal number away from zero to the nearest even integer
     ODD Rounds a decimal number away from zero to the nearest odd integer
     ROUND Rounds a number to a specified number of digits
     ROUNDDOWN Always rounds a number down
     ROUNDUP Always rounds a number up
     MROUND Rounds a value to a desired multiple
TRUNC Truncates a number by removing some or all of the decimal portion of a number
MOD Returns the remainder of a division problem
GCD Greatest Common Divisior (Returns the greatest common divisor of two or more integers)
LCM Least Common Multiple (Returns the least common multiple of integers)
POWER Returns the result of a number raised to a power
RANDBETWEEN Generates a Random number between two specified numbers
SIGN Determines the sign of a number then returns a 1 if the number is positive, a zero (0) if the number is 0 and a -1 if the number is negative
SUMSQ Returns the Sum of the Squares
PRODUCT Multiplies all of the numbers given for arguments
SUMPRODUCT Returns the sum of the multiplications of values in corresponding ranges
SQRT Returns the square root of a number
SUBTOTAL Returns the subtotal of the numbers in a column from a list or database
SUM Sums a series of values
SUMIF Used to sum values provided that they meet a condition that you specify
SUMIFS Used to sum values only if multiple conditions are met
Statistical
Functions
 
Count Functions
    COUNT Counts the number of cells in a range that contain numbers
    COUNTBLANK Counts only those cells in a range that are empty
    COUNTA Counts the Number of Nonblank cells 
    COUNTIF Returns a Number Rounded away from Zero to the Nearest Multiple of significance
    COUNTIFS Rounds a number down toward zero to the nearest multiple of significance
Frequency and Rank Functions
     FREQUENCY Number of times values appear within a range of values
     RANK.EQ Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers
     RANK.AVG Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers.  If more than one value has the same rank, the average rank is returned.
     PERCENTRANK.INC Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage (0 to 100 inclusive) of the data set
     PERCENTRANK.EXC Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage (0 to 100 exclusive) of the data set
     PERCENTILE.INC Given an array of values, it returns the value that is at the percentile you specify.  Can find values anywhere from the 0 percentile to the 100-percentile inclusive.
     PERCENTILE.EXC Given an array of values, it returns the value that is at the percentile you specify.  Can find values anywhere from the 0 percentile to the 100-percentile exclusive.
Measures of Central Tendency
      AVERAGE Returns the Average of its arguments from only those cells that contain numeric data
      AVERAGEA Returns the Average of its arguments. It includes Numeric and Nonnumeric cells. It does not include Blanks.
     AVERAGEIF Averages values that meet a single criterion
     AVERAGEIFS Averages values that meet multiple criteria
   
     MEDIAN The median is the the middle number of a group of numbers; half the numbers have values greater than the median, and half the numbers have values less than the median
     MODE.SNGL  Finds the Mode which is the most frequently occuring number in a set of numbers
     MODE.MULT Returns a vertical array of the most frequently occuring, or repetivitive values in an array or range of data.
Size Functions  
     MIN Returns the smallest value from a set of values
     MAX Returns the largest value from a set of values
     LARGE Returns the nth largest value from a set of values
     SMALL Returns the nth smallest value from a set of values
Variance Functions
     VAR.S Estimates variance based on a sample of the entire population
      VAR.P Calculates variance based on the entire population
Standard Deviation
     STDEV.S Standard deviation based on a sample of the entire population
     STDEV.P Standard deviation based on the entire population
Trend Line Functions
     SLOPE Measures the rate of Change in a line
     INTERCEPT The Point where a lince crosses the Y-axis
     TREND Use this function when you have a series of known X and Y coordinates and you want to follow the pattern of that line to new X-coordinates that you specify. Excel will return the y_coordinates for the new X-coordinates
     FORECAST Predicts a future value based on existing values
Text Functions  
   CONCATENATE Used to join as many as 255 text strings into a single text string
   LEN Returns the number of characters in a string
Alignment Functions
     LEFT Returns the number of characters you specify from the left side of a string.
     MID Returns the number of characters you specify from a string starting at the position you specify
     RIGHT Returns the number of characters you specify from the right side of a string
Change the Case of a String  
     LOWER Converts a string to all lowercase letters
     UPPER Converts a string to all uppercase letters
     PROPER Capitalizes the first letter in a string and all other letters that follow any character other than a letter. All other characters in the string are converted to lowercase letters
Find a String within another String
     FIND Returns the starting position of where one string is found in another string. It is case sensitive.
     SEARCH Returns the starting position of where one string is found in another string. It is not case sensitive. You can use wildcards in the search string.
Replace Part of a String with another String
     REPLACE Replaces part of a text string with a different text string
     SUBSTITUTE Replaces existing text with new text.
Lookup & Reference
Functions
 
     ADDRESS Returns the address of a cell in a worksheet, given specified row and column numbers.
     AREAS Returns the number of areas in a reference.  The reference can include a single cell, a range of contiguous cells, or a range of non-contiguous cells.
     CHOOSE Determines which value from a list of values is to be retrieved based on its position in the list
Column and Row Functions
     COLUMN Returns the column number from a reference
     COLUMNS Returns the number of columns in an array or reference
     ROW Returns the row number of a reference
     ROWS Returns the number of rows in an array or reference
     OFFSET Returns a reference to a range that is a given number of rows and columns from a given reference
     TRANSPOSE Converts a vertical range of cells to a horizontal range, or vice versa
Search Functions  
     INDEX Used to retrieve the value from a single row or the value from any two-dimensional range.  It doesn't use a lookup value it just retrieves the value from the specified location.
     LOOKUP Searches a single row or column for a value and then returns a value from the same position in another single row or column range.
     HLOOKUP Horizontal Lookup.   Uses a lookup value to search the top row of a table or array for a matching value then returns the value from the same column as the row you specify.
     VLOOKUP Looks for a value in the leftmost column of a table and then returns a value in the same row from a column you specify
     MATCH Returns the relative position of an item in an array that matches a specified value in a specified order
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