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INDEX Function - Formula, Examples, How To Use Index in Excel
INDEX Function - Formula, Examples, How To Use Index in Excel
Function
INDEX Function
Get the value at a given position in a range or array
1. Array format
2. Reference format
Formula
=INDEX(array, row_num, [col_num])
Formula
=INDEX(reference, row_num, [column_num], [area_num])
Example 1
We are given the following data and we wish to match the location of a
value.
In the table above, we wish to see the distance covered by William. The
formula to use will be:
Suppose we wish to find out Georgia’s rank in the Ease of Doing Business
category. We will use the following formula:
Here, the MATCH function will look up for Georgia and return number 10
as Georgia is 10 on the list. The INDEX function takes “10” in the second
parameter (row_num), which indicates which row we wish to return a
value from and turns into a simple =INDEX($C$2:$C$11,3).
Things to Remember
1. #VALUE! error – Occurs when any of the given row_num, col_num or
area_num arguments are non-numeric.
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