Find Median of Positive numbers only in Range
 

I have a column containing both positive and negative numbers
I need a formula to find the Median of all positive numbers, and a separate
formula to find the Median of all negative numbers
Any help gratefully acknowledged

"MichaelC" wrote:

I have a column containing both positive and negative numbers
I need a formula to find the Median of all positive numbers, and a separate
formula to find the Median of all negative numbers
Any help gratefully acknowledged

The following are array formulas entered with cntrl+shft+enter

=MEDIAN(IF(B2:B130,B2:B13))
=MEDIAN(IF(B2:B13<0,B2:B13))

Peter atherton

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:23:11 -0700, "MichaelC"
wrote:

I have a column containing both positive and negative numbers
I need a formula to find the Median of all positive numbers, and a separate
formula to find the Median of all negative numbers
Any help gratefully acknowledged


Will there be 0's?

With no 0's, then the **array** formula:

=MEDIAN(IF(rng0,rng))

for positive numbers and

=MEDIAN(IF(rng<0,rng))

for negative numbers.

To enter an array formula, hold down <ctrl<shift while hitting <enter.
Excel will place braces {...} around the formula.

If 0's will be included as positive numbers, then something like:

=MEDIAN(IF((rng=0)*(rng<""),rng))

(also array-entered) should do the trick.


--ron

Thank you very much Ron and Peter.

"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:23:11 -0700, "MichaelC"
wrote:

I have a column containing both positive and negative numbers
I need a formula to find the Median of all positive numbers, and a separate
formula to find the Median of all negative numbers
Any help gratefully acknowledged


Will there be 0's?

With no 0's, then the **array** formula:

=MEDIAN(IF(rng0,rng))

for positive numbers and

=MEDIAN(IF(rng<0,rng))

for negative numbers.

To enter an array formula, hold down <ctrl<shift while hitting <enter.
Excel will place braces {...} around the formula.

If 0's will be included as positive numbers, then something like:

=MEDIAN(IF((rng=0)*(rng<""),rng))

(also array-entered) should do the trick.


--ron

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:26:01 -0700, "MichaelC"
wrote:

Thank you very much Ron and Peter.

You're welcome. Glad to help.
--ron