Excel Functions

Function Description

SUMIFS adds all of its arguments that meet multiple

criteria. For example, you would use SUMIFS to sum the
SUMIFS number of retailers in the country who (1) reside in a
single zip code and (2) whose profits exceed a specific
dollar value. Play.
COUNTIF allows the user to count how many cells in a
given range match with a given criteria. The
information in these cells can be a number, a text or a
COUNTIF
date. Logical operators and wildcards are used to define
the criteria that must match with the cells in the
selected range.
The COUNTA function counts cells containing any type
of information, including error values and empty text
(""). For example, if the range contains a formula that
COUNTA
returns an empty string, the COUNTA function counts
that value. The COUNTA function does not count empty
cells.
The COUNTBLANK function is a premade function in
Excel, which counts blank cells in a range. It is typed
COUNTBLANK
=COUNTBLANK. Note: The COUNTBLANK function is
helpful to find empty cells in a range.
The SUM function adds values. You can add individual
SUM
values, cell references or ranges or a mix of all three.
VLOOKUP is a powerful function in Excel that searches
for a value in the first column of a range (table or array)
and returns a corresponding value in the same row
VLOOKUP
from a specified column. The "V" in VLOOKUP stands
for "Vertical," indicating that it searches vertically
(downward) in a table.
The COUNTIFS Function is categorized under Excel
Statistical functions. COUNTIFS will count the number
COUNTIFS
of cells that meet a single criterion or multiple criteria
in the same or different ranges.
The AVERAGE function is a premade function in Excel,
which calculates the average (arithmetic mean). It is
AVERAGE
typed =AVERAGE. It adds the range and divides it by the
number of observations.
The IF function is one of the most popular functions in
Excel, and it allows you to make logical comparisons
between a value and what you expect. So an IF
IF
statement can have two results. The first result is if
your comparison is True, the second if your comparison
is False.
The IFS function checks whether one or more
conditions are met, and returns a value that
IFS corresponds to the first TRUE condition. IFS can take
the place of multiple nested IF statements, and is much
easier to read with multiple conditions.
ROUNDDOWN ROUNDDOWN behaves like ROUND, except that it
always rounds a number down. If num digits is greater
than 0 (zero), then number is rounded down to the
 specified number of decimal places.
ROUNDUP function allows a user to round a number up
in Excel, to a certain number of decimal points. For
ROUNDUP anyone who performs financial analysis in Excel it can
frequently be important to round a number to a specific
decimal place or to a whole number.
The COUNT function counts the number of cells that
contain numbers, and counts numbers within the list of
COUNT arguments. Use the COUNT function to get the number
of entries in a number field that is in a range or array of
numbers.
The CONCATENATE function allows you to combine text
from different cells into one cell. In our example, we
can use it to combine the text in column A and column
CONCATENATE
B to create a combined name in a new column. Before
we start writing the function, we'll need to insert a new
column in our spreadsheet for this data.
RAND returns an evenly distributed random real
number greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1. A
RAND
new random real number is returned every time the
worksheet is calculated.
he SWITCH function evaluates one value (called the
expression) against a list of values, and returns the
SWITCH result corresponding to the first matching value. If
there is no match, an optional default value may be
returned.
The TODAY function returns the serial number of the
current date. The serial number is the date-time code
TODAY used by Excel for date and time calculations. If the cell
format was General before the function was entered,
Excel changes the cell format to Date.