Excel QUARTILE.INC function
Returns a quartile: the value with 25%, 50% or 75% of the data below it. In Spanish Excel it is called CUARTIL.INC.
Syntax
English Excel
=QUARTILE.INC(array, quart)
Spanish Excel (Mexico)
=CUARTIL.INC(matriz, cuartil)
Spanish Excel (Spain, Latin America)
=CUARTIL.INC(matriz; cuartil)
| Argument | What it is |
|---|---|
| array | The numbers. |
| quart | 0 min, 1 is 25%, 2 the median, 3 is 75%, 4 max. |
Example
PERCENTILE.INC(range, k) returns the value below which k of the data falls: with 0.9, 90%. QUARTILE.INC(range, n) does the same in quarters: 1 is 25%, 2 the median and 3 is 75%. They compare salaries or times without one extreme value skewing everything.
=QUARTILE.INC(B2:B11,1)
Common mistake
The span between quartiles 1 and 3 (the interquartile range) shows where the middle half of the data is, without the extremes.
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Practice QUARTILE.INC
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Percentiles and quartiles
PERCENTILE.INC(range, k) returns the value below which k of the data falls: with 0.9, 90%. QUARTILE.INC(range, n) does the same in quarters: 1 is 25%, 2 the median and 3 is 75%. They compare salaries or times without one extreme value skewing everything.
=PERCENTILE.INC(B2:B11,0.9)PERCENTIL.INC = PERCENTILE.INCPERCENTIL = PERCENTILECUARTIL.INC = QUARTILE.INCCUARTIL = QUARTILEIn E1, calculate the 90th percentile salary.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employee | Salary | 90th percentile | |||
| 2 | Ana | 18,500.00 | First quartile | |||
| 3 | Beto | 22,000.00 | ||||
| 4 | Carla | 15,800.00 | ||||
| 5 | Dani | 31,000.00 | ||||
| 6 | Elena | 26,400.00 | ||||
| 7 | Fer | 19,900.00 | ||||
| 8 | Gabi | 48,000.00 | ||||
| 9 | Hugo | 21,200.00 | ||||
| 10 | Iris | 17,300.00 | ||||
| 11 | Juan | 24,600.00 | ||||
| 12 |
Tip: while typing, click a cell or drag across several to insert their reference. F4 anchors the reference with $.
Frequently asked questions
- What is QUARTILE.INC called in Spanish?
- In Spanish Excel it is CUARTIL.INC. The formula =QUARTILE.INC(B2:B11,1) is written =CUARTIL.INC(B2:B11;1) (or with commas in Mexico).
- Why does QUARTILE.INC use semicolons in some Excel versions?
- It depends on regional settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), Excel separates arguments with semicolons. English Excel and Mexican Spanish Excel use commas.
- What is the most common QUARTILE.INC mistake?
- The span between quartiles 1 and 3 (the interquartile range) shows where the middle half of the data is, without the extremes.