For the smallest:

=SMALL(C3:E3,n)

For the largest:

=LARGE(C3:E3,n)

Where n = the nth smallest/largest number that you want.

SMALL(C3:E3,1) and LARGE(C3:E3,1) are the same as:

MIN(C3:E3) and MAX(C3:E3)

*except* for when the range does not contain any numbers. MIN/MAX will
return 0 while SMALL/LARGE will return a #NUM! error.

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Microsoft Excel MVP


"LNS" wrote in message
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No, what i meant is when i want to find minimum in F3, then i use the
function
=MIN(C3:E3) and for maximum i use =MAX(C3:E3), but is there any possible
function that i can use to calculate 2nd lowest/highest and 3rd
lowest/highest?



"Sheeloo" wrote:

Try
=RANK(A1,$A$1:$A$6,0)
this will give you the rank of A1 in A1:A6, rank 1 for highest

=RANK(A1,$A$1:$A$6,1) will give you rank 1 for the smallest number
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"LNS" wrote:

yes, my apologies, both functions work fine!!!
thanks for assistance but plz assist with the other query as to how to
calculate 2nd & 3rd min/max???




"LNS" wrote:

thanks i tried both functions with and without the need of a separate
column
for MIN but only function with MIn worked, the other just shows the
min value
and not the title.
also could you please assist on which function to use to calculate
the 2nd
lowest,3rd lowest (and vice versa 2nd highest, 3rd highest) without
having to
sort and arrange data in ascending/descending order.

"Sheeloo" wrote:

You can use this in E2 and copy down
=INDEX($C$1:$E$1,MATCH(MIN(C2:E2),C2:E2,0))
without having a separate column for MIN

or this in F2 with MIN in E2
=INDEX($C$1:$E$1,MATCH(F2,C2:E2,0))
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"LNS" wrote:

hi,

i have a worksheet as similar to the one below and i am trying to
calculate
the minimum function and retrieve the corresponding column title:

A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1
A2 COUNTRY A B C MIN OPERATOR
A3 UK 24 91 38 24 ??
A4 USA 36 65 39 36 ??
A5 INDIA 54 76 22 22 ??

What function can i use to find that for UK minimum is 24 and
operator will
be A???

please assist!