Goal: Find specific ranked values (e.g., 2nd Highest, 3rd Lowest).
LARGE: Top-down ranking. SMALL: Bottom-up ranking.
Data Set: { 10, 50, 85, 90, 20 }
Ready...
💻 Formula Structure
=LARGE(array, k)
- 1. Array: The data range.
- 2. K: The position to find (1 = Max, 2 = 2nd Largest, etc).
=SMALL(array, k)
- 1. Array: The data range.
- 2. K: The position to find (1 = Min, 2 = 2nd Smallest, etc).
-- Select a ranking...
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⚠️ Common Pitfalls
🚫 K > N Error
If you have 5 items and ask for the 6th largest (K=6), Excel returns a #NUM! error. You can't rank what doesn't exist.
✅ Duplicates Count
If your data is {10, 10, 5}, the 1st Largest is 10, and the 2nd Largest is ALSO 10. They take up two ranking spots.