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Formulas and Functions
Formulas and Functions
Microsoft Excel provides an automated way of displaying any statistical dat. It can be used to automatically compute for
several factors that are not easy to notice especially when faced by a large data. MS Excel includes several arithmetic
and basic functions that help you compute faster.
Texts are letters, symbols, numbers and spaces or any combination that you enter into a cell.
Value is a number that you enter into a cell that you may use in a formula later. You may include in the value the
numeric symbols such as decimal point, comma or currency.
Formula is used to calculate values. You may use an equal sign or the AutoSum function to build a formula.
Values are numbers that represent a quantity, price amount, exam score and any value. To create the samples in the
next figure, follow the steps:
1. On cell B6, type 87648.
2. On cell B7, type 49776.
3. Type the rest of the data as shown below.
Text
Values
Entering Formulas
Formulas are arithmetic calculations that can be performed in Excel. An excel formula always begins with an
equal (=) sign. To create sample on the next figure follow the steps:
1. On cell E6, type =B6+C6+D6 then press the Enter key.
2. On cell E7, type =B7+C7+D7 then press the Enter key.
3. Type the rest of the formulas.
4. Another way you can do especially when adding on a long worksheet, on cell e6 type the = sign, click the
mouse on B6 and drag it up to D6 then press the Enter key.
5. To view the formula, select the cell and look at the Formula bar.
Formula bar
Range of cells
Excel Functions
Function Description
=MAX Gives the maximum value in a range of cells or values.
=MIN Gives the minimum value in a range of cells or values.
=SUM A function used to compute for summation of the number of a range.
=AVERAGE A function is used to compute for the average of the number of a range.
=AVERAGEIF A function used to compute for the average of a range if a certain condition is met.
=COUNT A function used to count the cells with content in a range.
=COUNTIF A function used to count the cells with a specified content within a range.
=IF Shows a series of calculations using the same formula but a different value for each calculation to
determine whether the formula is true or false.
Range – The range of cells where you want to look for the criteria.
Criteria – A value or label that determines if a cell is part of the range to be averaged.
Average Ranged – The actual range of cells that will be averaged, if omitted, the range will be used instead.