how to find median in excel

How to calculate median in a range in Excel?

Sometimes we may need to calculate the median in a range data which may better reflect the median level of the data. Now I am talking about how to calculate the median in a range in Excel.

Calculate median in a range

Calculate median excluding zero in a range

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Calculate median in a range

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There is a formula can help you quickly median the range.

Select a blank cell and type this formula =MEDIAN(A1:C6) (A1:C6 indicates the range you want to calculate median from), press Enter key, and then you can get the median in the cell.

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Tip: If the data range is not continuous, you can use this formula =MEDIAN(A1:C3,E1:G3) ( A1:C3 and E1:G3 are the ranges you want to calculate the median from, and the comma indicates and. If you have three discontinuous ranges, you can use formula =MEDIAN(A1:C3,E1:G3, A5:D8)) .

Calculate median excluding zero in a range

Sometimes, if the data is zero, you do not want to calculate the median excluding zero, in this case, you need to use the below formula.

Select a blank cell and type this formula =MEDIAN(IF(A1:C6>0,A1:C6)) (A1:C6 indicates the range you want to calculate median from), press Ctrl + Shift +Enter keys in a meantime, and then you can get the median excluding zero in the cell.

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