Supported Functions in Report Template Files

Report templates are XLSX files, and support a comprehensive set of Microsoft Excel worksheet functions. The following tables list the supported functions available for you to use when creating customized report templates for CygNet Measurement.

See FMS Commands for more information about the reports commands supported by CygNet Measurement.

See Managing Report Definitions for information about the report definitions that reference template files.

See Using the Reports Control for information about viewing, saving, printing or emailing reports.

Functions Supported in XLSX Report Worksheets

The following lists describe Excel functions supported in CygNet Measurement report worksheets. Refer to Microsoft Excel online documentation for more detailed information about any listed functions.

Categories of supported functions:

Database and List Management Functions

Function Description
DAVERAGE Indicates the average of the values that meet the specified criteria
DCOUNT Counts the number of cells containing numbers that meet the specified criteria
DCOUNTA Counts non-blank cells containing numbers or text that meet the specified criteria
DGET Returns a single value that meets the specified criteria
DMAX Extracts the highest value that meets the specified criteria
DMIN Extracts the lowest value that meets the specified criteria
DPRODUCT Returns the product of the values that meet the specified criteria
DSTDEV Estimates the standard deviation of a population, based on a sample of selected entries from the database
DSTDEVP Returns the calculation of the standard deviation of a population, based on the sum of the whole population
DSUM Returns the total of the values that meet the specified criteria
DVAR Estimates the variance of a sample population based on the values that meet the specified criteria
DVARP Returns the calculation of the true variance of an entire population based on the values that meet the specified criteria

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Date and Time Functions

Function Description
DATE Returns the serial number that represents a date
DATEDIF Returns the difference of two dates in years, months or days
DATEVALUE Converts date text to a DATEVALUE serial number
DAY Returns the corresponding day of the month serial number or date text from 1 to 31
DAYS Returns the number of days between the two specified dates
DAYS360 Returns the number of days between two set dates based on a 360-day year
EDATE Returns the value or serial number of the date which is a certain number of months before or after a user-specified date
EOMONTH Returns the date at the end of the month a specified number of months before or after a specified date
HOUR Returns the hour as a serial number integer between 0 and 23
ISOWEEKNUM Returns the ISO week number for a specified date
MINUTE Returns the serial number that corresponds to the minute
MONTH Returns the corresponding serial number of the month of a date between 1 and 12
NETWORKDAYS Returns the number of working days between two dates. Excludes weekends and specified holidays
NETWORKDAYS.INTL Returns the number of whole workdays between two dates using parameters to indicate which and how many days are weekend days
NOW Returns the current date and time in the form of a serial number
SECOND Returns the seconds portion of a serial time value
TIME Returns the decimal value of a specified time
TIMEVALUE Returns the decimal number for a specified time
TODAY Returns the current date as a serial number
WEEKDAY Returns the corresponding day of the week as a serial number
WEEKNUM Returns the number where a week falls numerically within a year
WORKDAY Returns a date that is a specified number of working days before or after a specified date
WORKDAY.INTL Returns the serial number of the date before or after a specified number of workdays using parameters to indicate which and how many days are weekend days
YEAR Returns the corresponding year as a serial number in the form of an integer
YEARFRAC Calculates the fraction of the year between two dates

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Engineering Functions

Function Description
BESSELI Returns the BESSEL function in modified form for imaginary arguments
BESSELJ Returns the actual BESSEL function
BESSELK Returns the BESSEL function in modified form for imaginary arguments
BESSELY Returns the BESSEL function, also known as the Weber or Neumann function
BIN2DEC Converts a binary number to decimal form
BIN2HEX Converts a binary number to a hexadecimal
BIN2OCT Converts a binary number to octal form
BITAND Returns the bitwise AND of the two specified numbers
BITLSHIFT Returns the specified number shifted left by the specified amount
BITOR Returns the bitwise OR of the two specified numbers
BITRSHIFT Returns the specified number shifted right by the specified amount
BITXOR Returns the bitwise XOR of the two specified numbers
COMPLEX Converts real and imaginary coefficients into a complex number of the form x + yi or x + yj
CONVERT Interprets data from one measurement system to another
DEC2BIN Converts decimal numbers to binary form
DEC2HEX Converts decimal numbers to hexadecimal
DEC2OCT Converts decimal numbers to octal
DELTA Tests whether numbers or values are equal with a number result. Returns "0" for unequal, "1" for equal
ERF Returns the integrated error function between a lower and upper limit
ERF.PRECISE Returns the error function
ERFC Returns a complementary ERF function integrated between 'x' and infinity
ERFC.PRECISE Returns the complementary ERF function integrated between x and infinity
GESTEP Returns the value 1 if the number is greater than or equal to a specified step value, otherwise it returns 0
HEX2BIN Converts hexadecimal numbers to binary form
HEX2DEC Converts hexadecimal numbers to decimal form
HEX2OCT Converts hexadecimal numbers to octal form
IMABS Returns the absolute value (modulus) of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMAGINARY Returns the coefficient of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMARGUMENT Returns the theta argument - an angle expressed in radians
IMCONJUGATE Returns the complex conjugate of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMCOS Returns the cosine of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMCOSH Returns the hyperbolic cosine of the specified complex number
IMCOT Returns the cotangent of the specified complex number
IMCSC Returns the cosecant of the specified complex number
IMCSCH Returns the hyperbolic cosecant of the specified complex number
IMDIV Returns the quotient of complex numbers in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMEXP Returns the exponential of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMLN Returns the natural logarithm of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMLOG10 Returns the common logarithm (Base 10) of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMLOG2 Returns the common logarithm (Base 2) of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMPOWER Returns a complex number raised to a power in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMPRODUCT Returns the product from 2 to 29 complex numbers in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMREAL Returns the real coefficient of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMSEC Returns the secant of the specified complex number
IMSECH Returns the hyperbolic secant of the specified complex number
IMSIN Returns the sine of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMSINH Returns the hyperbolic sine of the specified complex number
IMSQRT Returns the square root of a complex number in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMSUB Returns the difference of two complex numbers in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMSUM Returns the sum of 2 to 29 complex numbers in x+yi or x+yj text format
IMTAN Returns the tangent of the specified complex number
OCT2BIN Converts an octal number to binary form
OCT2DEC Converts an octal number to decimal form
OCT2HEX Converts an octal number to hexadecimal form

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Financial Functions

Function Description
ACCRINT Returns accrued interest for securities that pay periodic interest
ACCRINTM Returns the accrued interest for securities that pay interest at the maturity date
AMORDEGRC Returns the depreciation for each accounting period within the formula
AMORLINC Returns the depreciation for each accounting period
COUPDAYBS Returns the number of days from the beginning of the period to the coupon-period settlement date
COUPDAYS Returns the number of days in the period that contains the coupon period settlement date
COUPDAYSNC Returns the number of days between the settlement date to the next coupon date
COUPNCD Returns the next coupon date after the settlement date
COUPNUM Returns the total number of coupons to be paid between the settlement and maturity dates, rounded up to the nearest whole coupon
COUPPCD Returns the coupon date previous to the settlement date
CUMIPMT Returns the cumulative interest on a loan between start and stop dates
CUMPRINC Returns the cumulative principal amount between start and stop dates on a loan or mortgage
DB Returns the asset depreciation for a period using the fixed declining balance method
DDB Returns the asset depreciation for a period using the double-declining balance method or another specified method
DISC Returns the security discount rate
DOLLARDE Converts a fraction dollar price into a decimal dollar price
DOLLARFR Converts a decimal dollar price into a fraction dollar price
DURATION Returns the Macauley duration for an assumed par value
EFFECT Returns the effective interest rate annually
This is based on the nominal annual interest rate and the number of compounding periods per year
FV Returns the future value of an investment that makes payments as a lump sum or as a series of equal periodic payments
FVSCHEDULE Returns the future value of a principal amount after applying several, or a series of compound interest rates
INTRATE Returns the interest rate of a security that is fully invested
IPMT Returns the interest for a period of time based on an investment with periodic constant payments and a constant interest rate
IRR Returns the internal rate of return for a series of cash flows represented by numbers in the form of values
ISPMT Calculates the interest paid during a defined period of an investment
MDURATION Returns the modified duration of a security with a par value assumed to be $100
MIRR Returns a modified internal rate of return for several periodic cash flows
NOMINAL Returns the nominal annual interest rate given an effective rate and the total number of compounding periods for the year
NPER Returns the total number of periods for an investment. This is based on a periodic constant payment and a constant interest rate
NPV Calculates the net present value of an investment from the discount rate and several future payments and income
ODDFPRICE Returns the value of a security based on a per $100 face value and an odd (short or long) first period
ODDFYIELD Returns the security yield with an odd first period
ODDLPRICE Returns the per $100 face value of a security having an odd last coupon period
ODDLYIELD Returns the security yield that has an odd last period
PDURATION Returns the number of periods for the specified present value to reach the specified future value given the specified interest rate
PMT Calculates the loan payment for a loan based on constant payments and constant interest rates
PPMT Returns the principal payment for a period of an investment based on periodic constant payments and a constant interest rate
PRICE Returns the value of a security based on price per $100 face value and periodic interest payment
PRICEDISC Returns the value of a discounted security based on a price per $100 face value
PRICEMAT Returns the value of a security that pays interest at maturity and price per $100 face value
PV Returns the present value based on an investment
RATE Returns per period the interest of an annuity
RECEIVED Based on a fully invested security, returns the amount received at maturity
RRI Returns the effective interest rate required for the specified present value to reach the specified future value in the specified number of periods
SLN Returns the straight-line depreciation on an asset
SYD Based on a specified period, SYD returns the sum-of-years' digits depreciation of an asset
TBILLEQ Returns the bond equivalent yield for a treasury bill
TBILLPRICE Returns the price per $100 face value for a treasury bill
TBILLYIELD Returns the yield of a treasury bill
VDB For a period you specify, returns the depreciation of an asset
XIRR Returns the internal rate of return for a schedule of cash flows that is not necessarily periodic
XNPV Returns the net present value for a schedule of cash flows that is not necessarily periodic
YIELD Based on a yield that pays periodic interest, returns the yield of the security
YIELDDISC Returns the annual yield for a discounted security
YIELDMAT Returns the annual yield based on a security that pays interest at a maturity

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Information Functions

Function Description
CELL Returns information about a cell's location, formatting, or contents in the upper-left cell in a reference
ERROR.TYPE Returns the corresponding number value associated with an error type in Microsoft Excel
INFO Returns operating environment information
ISBLANK Returns TRUE if the cell is empty, FALSE if it contains data
ISERR Returns TRUE if value contains any error value except #N/A, FALSE if it does not
ISERROR Returns TRUE if value contains any error value (including #N/A), FALSE if it does not
ISEVEN Returns TRUE if value is an even number, FALSE if it is not
ISFORMULA Returns TRUE if the specified cell contains a formula
ISLOGICAL Returns TRUE if value is a logical value, FALSE if it is not
ISNA Returns TRUE if value is #N/A, FALSE if it is not
ISNONTEXT Returns TRUE if value is not text, FALSE if it is
ISNUMBER Returns TRUE if value is a number, FALSE if it is not
ISODD Returns TRUE if value is an odd number, FALSE if it is not
ISREF Returns TRUE if value is a reference, FALSE if it is not
ISTEXT Returns TRUE if value is text, FALSE if it is not
N Returns a value converted to a number
NA An alternative representation of the error value #N/A
SHEET Returns the one based index of the specified sheet, or the index of the sheet containing the formula if no sheet is specified
SHEETS Returns the number of sheets in a 3d cell reference, or the number of sheets in the workbook containing the formula if no reference is specified
TYPE Determines the type of value in a cell

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Logical Functions

Function Description
AND Returns TRUE if all the arguments are TRUE in the formula, and FALSE if any one argument is FALSE
FALSE Returns the value FALSE. May be typed directly into the cell as "FALSE"
IF Returns a value if one condition is TRUE and returns another value if the condition is FALSE
IFERROR Returns a value you specify if a formula evaluates to an error; otherwise, returns the result of the formula
IFNA Returns the specified first argument unless it is #N/A, in which case it returns the specified second argument
NOT Returns the reverse value of its arguments; TRUE becomes FALSE and FALSE becomes TRUE
OR Returns FALSE if all arguments are FALSE, and TRUE if at least one argument is TRUE
TRUE Returns the value TRUE. May be typed directly into the cell as "TRUE"
XOR Returns TRUE if the specified arguments contain an odd number of TRUE values, or FALSE if the values contain an even number of TRUE values

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Lookup and Reference Functions

Function Description
ADDRESS Given specified row and column numbers, creates a cell address as text
AREAS Returns the number of areas based on a reference
CHOOSE Returns an item from a list of values
COLUMN Returns the column number(s) based on a specified reference
COLUMNS Returns the number of columns based on an array or reference
HLOOKUP Searches for a specified value in an array or a table's top row
HYPERLINK Creates a shortcut to jump to a document stored on a network server
INDEX Returns the value of an element selected by the row number and column letter indexes
INDIRECT Returns the contents of a cell using its reference
LOOKUP Looks in the first row or column of a range or array, and returns the specified value from the same position in the last row or column of the range or array
MATCH Returns the relative position of an item in an array that matches a specified value in a specified order, or the position of an item
OFFSET Returns a reference to a range that is a specific number of rows and columns from a cell or range of cells
ROW Returns the row number based on a reference
ROWS Returns the number of rows in a reference or array
TRANSPOSE Returns a horizontal range of cells as vertical or vice versa
VLOOKUP Searches for a value in the leftmost column of a table and returns a value from the same row in a column number that you specify

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Math and Trigonometry Functions

Function Description
ABS Returns the absolute value of a number
ACOS Returns the arccosine of a number in radians in the range 0 to pi
ACOSH Returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine of a number
ACOT Returns the inverse cotangent of the specified number
ACOTH Returns the inverse hyperbolic cotangent of the specified number
AGGREGATE Returns an aggregate in a list or database
ARABIC Converts the specified Roman numeral to a number
ASIN Returns the arcsine of a number in radians in the range -pi/2 to pi/2
ASINH Returns the inverse hyperbolic sine of a number
ATAN Returns the arctangent of a number in radians in the range -pi/2 to pi/2
ATAN2 Returns the four-quadrant arctangent of the specified x- and y- coordinates in radians between -pi and pi excluding -pi
A positive result represents a counterclockwise angle from the x-axis, a negative result represents a clockwise angle
ATANH Returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of a number
BASE Converts the specified number to text with the specified radix and minimum length
CEILING Returns a number rounded up, away from zero, to the nearest multiple of significance
CEILING.MATH Returns the specified number rounded up using the specified significance and mode
CEILING.PRECISE Rounds a number to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance. Regardless of the sign of the number, the number if rounded up
COMBIN Returns the number of combinations for a specified number of items
COMBINA Returns the number of combinations with the specified number of items
COS Returns the cosine of the given angle
COSH Returns the hyperbolic cosine of a number
COT Returns the cotangent of the specified angle
COTH Returns the hyperbolic cotangent of the specified angle
CSC Returns the cosecant of the specified angle
CSCH Returns the hyperbolic cosecant of the specified angle
DECIMAL Converts the specified text to a number using the specified radix
DEGREES Converts radians into degrees
EVEN Returns a number rounded up to the next even integer for positive integers and rounded down to the next even integer for negative numbers
EXP Returns e (2.71828182845804) raised to the power of a specified number
FACT Returns the factorial of a number
FACTDOUBLE Returns the double factorial of a number
FLOOR Returns a number rounded down, toward zero, to the nearest multiple of significance
FLOOR.MATH Returns the specified number rounded down using the specified significance and mode
FLOOR.PRECISE Rounds a number to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance. Regardless of the sign of the number, the number is rounded up
GCD Returns the greatest common divisor of two or more integers
INT Rounds a number down to the nearest integer
ISO.CEILING Returns the specified number rounded up using the specified significance
LCM Returns the least common multiple of integers
LN Returns the natural (base e) logarithm of a number
LOG Returns the logarithm of a number of the base you specify
LOG10 Returns the base-10 logarithm of a number
MDETERM Returns the matrix determinant of an array
MINVERSE Returns the inverse matrix for the matrix stored in an array
MMULT Returns the matrix product of two arrays
The result is an array with the same number of rows as array1 and the same number of columns as array2
MOD Returns the remainder of a division operation (modulus)
MROUND Returns a number rounded to the desired multiple. Rounds up if the remainder after dividing the number by the multiple is at least half the value of the multiple
MULTINOMIAL Returns the ratio of the factorial of the sum of the values to the product of the factorials
MUNIT Returns an identity matrix with the specified n by n dimension
ODD Returns a number rounded up away from zero to the nearest odd integer
PI Returns the approximate number 3.14159265358979, the mathematical constant pi, accurate to 15 digits
POWER Returns the result of a specified number raised to a specified power
PRODUCT Multiplies all the numbers given as arguments and returns the product
QUOTIENT Returns the integer portion of a division
RADIANS Converts degrees to radians
RAND Returns an evenly distributed random number greater than or equal to 0 and less than 1
A new random number is returned every time the worksheet is calculated
RANDBETWEEN Returns a random integer between the integers you specify A new random number is returned every time the worksheet is calculated
ROMAN Converts an Arabic numeral to Roman, as text
ROUND Round a number to a specified number of digits
ROUNDDOWN Rounds a number down, towards zero
ROUNDUP Rounds a number up, away from zero
SEC Returns the secant of the specified angle
SECH Returns the hyperbolic secant of the specified angle
SERIESSUM Returns the sum of a power series
SIGN Determines the sign of a number. Returns 1 if the value is positive, 0 if the value is 0, and -1 if the value is negative
SIN Returns the sine of a specified angle
SINH Returns the hyperbolic sine of a number
SQRT Returns a positive square root
SQRTPI Returns the square root of (NUMBER * Pi)
SUBTOTAL Returns a subtotal in a list or database
SUM Adds all the numbers in a range of cells
SUMIF Adds the cells specified by a certain criteria
SUMIFS Adds the cells in a range that meet multiple criteria
SUMPRODUCT Multiplies corresponding components in the given arrays, and returns the sum of those products
SUMSQ Returns the sum of the squares of the arguments
SUMX2MY2 Returns the sum of the difference of squares of corresponding values in two arrays
SUMX2PY2 Returns the sum of the sum of squares of corresponding values in two arrays
SUMXMY2 Returns the sum of squares of differences of corresponding values in two arrays
TAN Returns the tangent of the given angle
TANH Returns the hyperbolic tangent of a number
TRUNC Truncates a number to an integer by removing the fractional part of a number

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Statistical Functions [Pre-Excel 2010]

Function Description
BETADIST Returns the cumulative beta probability density function
BETAINV Returns the inverse of the cumulative beta probability density function
BINOMDIST Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability
CHIDIST Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared (X^2) distribution; the area in the right tail under the chi-squared distribution curve
CHIINV Returns the inverse of the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared (X^2) distribution
CHITEST Returns the test for independence of the characteristics in a table
CONFIDENCE Returns the confidence interval for a population mean
COVAR Returns the covariance, the average of products of deviations, for each data point pair
EXPONDIST Returns the exponential distribution
FDIST Returns the F probability distribution
FINV Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution
FTEST Returns the result of an F-test
GAMMADIST Returns the gamma distribution
GAMMAINV Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution
LOGINV Returns the inverse of the lognormal cumulative distribution function of x, where ln(x) is normally distributed with parameters mean and standard deviation
LOGNORMDIST Returns the cumulative lognormal distribution of x, where ln(x) is normally distributed with parameters mean and standard deviation
MODE Returns the most frequently occurring, or repetitive, number in an array or range of data
NEGBINOMDIST Returns the negative binomial distribution
NORMDIST Returns the normal cumulative distribution for the specified mean and standard deviation
NORMINV Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution for the specified mean and standard deviation
NORMSDIST Returns the standard normal cumulative distribution function
PERCENTILE Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range
PERCENTRANK Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage of the data set
POISSON Returns the Poisson distribution
QUARTILE Returns the quartile of a data set
RANK Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers
STDEV Estimates standard deviation based on a sample
STDEVP Estimates standard deviation based on a sample assuming that the arguments represent the total population
TDIST Returns the percentage points (probability) for the student t-distribution, where a numeric value (x) is a calculated value of t for which the percentage points are to be computed
TINV Returns the t-value of the Student's t-distribution as a function of the probability and the degrees of freedom
TTEST The probability associated with t-test
VAR Returns an estimate for the variance of a population based on a sample data set
VARP Calculates variance based on the entire population
WEIBULL Returns the Weibull distribution
ZTEST Returns the two-tailed P-value of a z-test

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Statistical Functions

Function Description
AVEDEV Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean
AVERAGE Returns the average of its arguments
AVERAGEA Returns the average of the values in its list of arguments including text and logical values
AVERAGEIF Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all the cells in a range that meet a specified criteria
AVERAGEIFS Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all cells that meet multiple criteria
BETA.DIST Returns the beta cumulative distribution function
BETA.INV Returns the inverse of the cumulative distribution function for a specified beta distribution
BINOM.DIST Returns the individual term binomial distribution probability
BINOM.DIST.RANGE Returns the probability of the specified trial using a binomial distribution
BINOM.INV Returns the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less than or equal to a criterion value
CHISQ.DIST Returns the chi-squared distribution
CHISQ.DIST.RT Returns the one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
CHISQ.INV Returns the inverse of the left-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
CHISQ.INV.RT Returns the inverse of the right-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution
CHISQ.TEST Returns the test for independence
CONFIDENCE.NORM Returns the confidence interval for a population mean
CONFIDENCE.T Returns the confidence interval for a population mean, using a Student's t distribution
CORREL Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets
COUNT Counts the number of cells that contain numbers (including dates and formulas that evaluate to numbers) within the list of arguments
COUNTA Counts the number of cells that are not empty
COUNTBLANK Counts the empty cells in a specified range
COUNTIF Counts the number of cells in a range that meet a specified criteria
COUNTIFS Counts the number of cells within a range that meet multiple criteria
COVARIANCE.P Returns covariance, the average of the products of paired deviations
COVARIANCE.S Returns the sample covariance, the average of the products deviations for each data point pair in two data sets
CRITBINOM Returns the minimum number yields a binomial distribution less than or equal to the specified criteria
DEVSQ Returns the sum of the squares of deviations of a data set from their sample mean
EXPON.DIST Returns the exponential distribution
F.DIST Returns the F probability distribution
F.DIST.RT Returns the (right-tailed) F probability distribution (degree of diversity) for two data sets
F.INV Returns the inverse of the F probability distribution
F.INV.RT Returns the inverse of the (right-tailed) F probability distribution
F.TEST Returns the result of an F-test
FISHER Returns the Fisher transformation at x
FISHERINV Returns the inverse of the Fisher transformation at y
FORECAST Calculates or predicts a future value by using existing values
FREQUENCY Calculates how often values occur within a range of values and then returns a vertical array of numbers
GAMMA Returns the gamma function result for the specified number
GAMMA.DIST Returns the gamma distribution
GAMMA.INV Returns the inverse of the gamma cumulative distribution
GAMMALN Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function
GAMMALN.PRECISE Returns the natural logarithm of the gamma function
GAUSS Returns the probability that a number will fall between the mean and the specified standard deviation in a normal distribution
GEOMEAN Returns the geometric mean of an array or range of positive data
GROWTH Calculates predicted exponential growth by using existing data
HARMEAN Returns the harmonic mean of a data set
HYPGEOM.DIST Returns the hypergeometric distribution
HYPGEOMDIST Returns the hypergeometric distribution
INTERCEPT Calculates the point at which a line will intersect the y-axis by using existing x and y values
KURT Returns the Kurtosis of a data set
LARGE Returns the k-th largest value in a data set
LINEST Calculates a straight line that best fits your data using the least squares method
LOGEST Calculates an exponential curve that fits your data and returns an array of values that describes the curve
LOGNORM.DIST Returns the lognormal distribution, of x, where ln(x) is normally distributed with mean and standard deviation
LOGNORM.INV Returns the inverse of the lognormal cumulative distribution
MAX Returns the largest value in a set of values
MAXA Returns the largest value in a set of values including text and logical values
MEDIAN Returns the median of the given numbers
MIN Returns the smallest value in a set of values
MINA Returns the smallest value in a set of values including text and logical values
MODE.MULT Returns a vertical array of the most frequently occurring, or repetitive values in an array or range of data
MODE.SNGL Returns the most common value in a data set
NEGBINOM.DIST Returns the negative binomial distribution
NORM.DIST Returns the normal cumulative distribution
NORM.INV Returns the inverse of the normal cumulative distribution
NORM.S.DIST Return the standard normal cumulative distribution
NORM.S.INV Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution
NORMSINV Returns the inverse of the standard normal cumulative distribution function
PEARSON Returns the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient, r, a dimensionless index that ranges from -1.0 to 1.0 inclusive and reflects the extent of a linear relationship between two data sets
PERCENTILE.EXC Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range, where k is in the range 0..1, exclusive
PERCENTILE.INC Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range
PERCENTRANK.EXC Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage (0..1, exclusive) of the data set
PERCENTRANK.INC Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set
PERMUT Returns the number of permutations for a specified number of objects that can be selected from a range of numbers
PERMUTATIONA Returns the number of permutations given the specified total number of items and the specified number of items chosen for each permutation
PHI Returns the value of the probability density function of the specified number for the standard normal distribution
POISSON.DIST Returns the Poisson distribution
PROB Returns the probability that values in a range are between two specified limits
QUARTILE.EXC Returns the quartile of the data set, based on percentile values from 0..1, exclusive
QUARTILE.INC Returns the quartile of a data set
RANK.AVG Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers
RANK.EQ Returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers
RSQ Returns the r^2 value of a linear regression line
SKEW Returns the skew of a distribution
SKEW.P Returns the population skewness of the specified distribution
SLOPE Returns the slope of a regression line through data points in KNOWN_Y'S and KNOWN_X'S
SMALL Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set
STANDARDIZE Returns a normalized value from a distribution characterized by MEAN and STANDARD_DEV
STDEV.P Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population
STDEV.S Estimates standard deviation based on a sample
STDEVA Estimates standard deviation based on a sample. Includes text and logical values
STDEVPA Estimates standard deviation based on a sample assuming that the arguments represent the total population. Includes text and logical values
STEYX Returns the standard error of the predicted y value for each x in the regression
T.DIST Returns the percentage points (probability) for the student t-distribution
T.DIST.2T Returns the percentage points (probability) for the student t-distribution
T.DIST.RT Returns the Student's t-distribution
T.INV Returns the t-value of the Student's t-distribution as a function of the probability and the degrees of freedom
T.INV.2T Returns the inverse of the Student's t-distribution
T.TEST Returns the probability associated with a Student's t-test
TREND Returns the y-values along a linear trend line that best fits the values in a data set
TRIMMEAN Returns the mean of the interior of a data set
VAR.P Calculates variance based on the entire population
VAR.S Estimates variance based on a sample
VARA Returns an estimate for the variance of a population based on a sample data set and may include text or logical values
VARPA Calculates variance based on the entire population and may include text or logical values
WEIBULL.DIST Returns the Weibull distribution
Z.TEST Returns the one-tailed probability-value of a z-test

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Text Functions

Function Description
CHAR Returns the character specified by a number
CLEAN Removes all non-printable characters from text
CODE Returns a numeric code from the first character in a text string. The opposite of the CHAR function
CONCATENATE Joins several text strings into one text string
DOLLAR Converts a number to text using Currency format, with the decimals rounded to the specified place
EXACT Compares two text strings and returns TRUE if they are exactly the same, and FALSE otherwise
FIND Locates one text string within another text string, and returns the number of the starting position of FIND_TEXT from the leftmost character of WITHIN_TEXT
FINDB Returns the position of specified text within another specified text string based on the number of bytes each character uses from the first character of WITHIN_TEXT
FIXED Rounds a number to a specified number of decimals, formats the number in decimal format using a period and commas, and returns the result as text
LEFT Returns the first character(s) in a text string
LEFTB Returns the first character(s) in a text string based on a specified number of bytes
LEN Returns the number of characters in a text string
LENB Returns the number of characters in a text string expressed in bytes
LOWER Converts all letters in a text string to lowercase
MID Returns a specific number of characters from a text string starting at the position you specify
MIDB Returns a group of characters based on a specified number of bytes from a text string starting at the position you specify
NUMBERVALUE Converts the specified text to a number using the specified decimal separator and thousands separator
PROPER Capitalizes the first letter of each word in a text string or sentence
REPLACE Replaces part of a text string with a different text string based on the number of characters you specify
REPLACEB Replaces part of a text string with a different text string based on the number of characters you specify in terms of bytes
REPT Repeats specified text a specified number of times
RIGHT Returns the last character(s) in a text string
RIGHTB Returns the last character(s) in a text string based on a specified number of bytes
SEARCH Returns the number of the character at which a specific character or text string is first found, reading from left to right
SEARCHB Returns the number of the character at which a specific character or text string is first found in bytes, reading from left to right
SUBSTITUTE Substitutes NEW_TEXT for OLD_TEXT in a string
T Returns the text referred to by a value
TEXT Converts a value to text in a specific number format
TRIM Removes all spaces from text except single spaces between words
UNICHAR Convert the specified UTF-32 code point to text
UNICODE Convert the first character in the specified text to a UTF-32 code point
UPPER Converts text to uppercase
USDOLLAR Converts a number to text using US Dollar format, with the decimals rounded to the specified place
VALUE Converts a text string that represents a number to a number

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Web Functions

Function Description
ENCODEURL Returns the specified string as an encoded URL
FILTERXML Returns the selected node(s) from the specified xml and xpath expression
WEBSERVICE Returns the text result of an HTTP request from the specified URL

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