SUMX2MY2

Microsoft Office Excel 2003

See Also

Returns the sum of the difference of squares of corresponding values in two arrays.

Syntax

SUMX2MY2(array_x,array_y)

Array_x    is the first array or range of values.

Array_y    is the second array or range of values.

Remarks

  • The arguments should be either numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.
  • If an array or reference argument contains text, logical values, or empty cells, those values are ignored; however, cells with the value zero are included.
  • If array_x and array_y have a different number of values, SUMX2MY2 returns the #N/A error value.
  • The equation for the sum of the difference of squares is:

    Equation

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank worksheet.

Show How?

  1. Create a blank workbook or worksheet.
  2. Select the example in the Help topic. Do not select the row or column headers.

    Selecting an example from Help

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  3. Press CTRL+C.
  4. In the worksheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
  5. To switch between viewing the results and viewing the formulas that return the results, press CTRL+` (grave accent), or on the Tools menu, point to Formula Auditing, and then click Formula Auditing Mode.
 
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Formula Description (Result)
=SUMX2MY2(A2:A8,B2:B8) Sum of the difference of squares of the two arrays above (-55)
=SUMX2MY2({2, 3, 9, 1, 8, 7, 5}, {6, 5, 11, 7, 5, 4, 4}) Sum of the difference of squares of the two arrays constants (-55)