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Grades User Guide
Function name or
alternate function
Function Description Examples
individual numbers or
results of functions that
return arrays of numbers.
If any argument is
negative, returns the
#NUM! error value.
Max (Maximum)
max(number1
{,number2,
...})
Returns the largest
number in the list of
arguments. The
arguments may be
individual numbers or
results of functions that
return arrays of numbers.
max(12,18,25,15)
returns 25
max(gpa_percent())
returns 96.2
Maxa (Maximum
Alphabetic)
maxa(value1
{,value2, ...})
Sorts the arguments
alphabetically, then
returns the last value.
The arguments may be
individual values or
results of functions that
return arrays of values.
maxa(red,white,blue
,green) returns
white
Median
median(numbe
r1
{,number1,
...})
Returns the median of
the numeric arguments.
The median is the
number in the middle;
half of the numbers are
greater than the median,
half are less. If there is
an even number of
arguments, returns the
average of the two
numbers in the middle.
median(1,2,3,4,5)
returns 3
median(1,2,3,4,5,6)
returns 3.5
median(gpa_gpapoi
nts()) returns 3.333
Min (Minimum)
min(number1
{,number2,
...})
Returns the smallest
number in the list of
arguments. The
arguments may be
individual numbers or
results of functions that
return arrays of numbers.
min(12,18,25,15)
returns 12
min(gpa_percent())
returns 54.8
Min (Minimum
Alphabetic)
mina(value1
{,value2, ...})
Sorts the arguments
alphabetically, then
returns the first value.
The arguments may be
individual values or
results of functions that
return arrays of values.
mina(red,white,blue,
green) returns blue
Mode mode(value1 Returns the mode of the mode(12,18,25,15)
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