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For measures such as the range, Excel does not have a built-<strong>in</strong> range function. Excel does have a<br />

function to locate the maximum and m<strong>in</strong>imum values <strong>in</strong> a range of cells. Into cell D5, we will<br />

type <strong>in</strong>:<br />

= max(B2:B12) – m<strong>in</strong>(B2:B12)<br />

This will f<strong>in</strong>d the maximum value from B2 to B12 and subtract away the m<strong>in</strong>imum from B2 to<br />

B12, giv<strong>in</strong>g us precisely the range. If it is desirable to see the max or the m<strong>in</strong>, you can choose a<br />

cell and simply type <strong>in</strong> the max portion or the m<strong>in</strong> portion without do<strong>in</strong>g the subtraction, as<br />

shown below:<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 25

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