MEDIAN Function Explained

The MEDIAN function in Microsoft Excel returns the median of a set of numbers. It takes up to 255 arguments, which can be numbers, cell references, or ranges. It ignores logical values and text. The median is the middle number in a set of numbers, and is useful for finding the average of a set of numbers that may have outliers.

MEDIAN Function Syntax

MEDIAN(number1, [number2], ...)

  • number1: The first number or range of numbers for which you want the median.
  • number2: (optional) Additional numbers or ranges of numbers for which you want the median.