WorksheetFunction.Quartile_Inc method (Excel)

Returns the quartile of a data set based on percentile values from 0..1, inclusive. Quartiles often are used in sales and survey data to divide populations into groups. For example, you can use Quartile_Inc to find the top 25 percent of incomes in a population.

Syntax

expression.Quartile_Inc (Arg1, Arg2)

expression A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Arg1	Required	Variant	Array - the array or cell range of numeric values for which you want the quartile value.
Arg2	Required	Double	Quart - The value to return.

Return value

Double

Remarks

The following table describes the values that can be used for Arg2.

If quart equals	Quartile returns
0	Minimum value
1	First quartile (25th percentile)
2	Median value (50th percentile)
3	Third quartile (75th percentile)
4	Maximum value

If array is empty, Quartile_Inc returns the #NUM! error value.

If quart is not an integer, it is truncated.

If quart < 0 or if quart > 4, Quartile_Inc returns the #NUM! error value.

Min, Median, and Max return the same value as Quartile_Inc when quart is equal to 0 (zero), 2, and 4, respectively.

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