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How do I search for the second largest value in the array?



 
 
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Old April 22nd, 2010, 08:37 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
Golf
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Default How do I search for the second largest value in the array?

How do I search for the second (or third and so on) largest value in the
array either in column or row?
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Old April 22nd, 2010, 08:58 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
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Default How do I search for the second largest value in the array?

=LARGE(A:A,2)
=LARGE(A:A,3)

=LARGE(1:1,2)
=LARGE(1:1,3)
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How do I search for the second (or third and so on) largest value in the
array either in column or row?



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Old April 22nd, 2010, 09:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
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Default How do I search for the second largest value in the array?

Assume that you would like to get the result from A column Data.

Column:-
This will get the Largest number from A Column
=LARGE(A:A,1)
Similar to
=MAX(A:A)

But when you would like to get the second largest number then change the 1
to 2 in the above large formula like the below
=LARGE(A:A,2)

Assume that you would like to get the result from 1st Row Data.
Row:-
=LARGE(1:1,1)
=LARGE(1:1,2)


Column:-
This will get the Smallest number from A Column
=SMALL(A:A,1)
Similar to
=MIN(A:A)

But when you would like to get the second Smallest number then change the 1
to 2 in the above Small formula like the below
=SMALL(A:A,2)

Assume that you would like to get the result from 1st Row Data.
Row:-
=SMALL(1:1,1)
=SMALL(1:1,2)

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How do I search for the second (or third and so on) largest value in the
array either in column or row?

 




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