Returns the largest value in a list of arguments. Text and logical values such as TRUE and FALSE are compared as well as numbers.
MAXA is similar to MINA. For more information, see the examples for MINA.
Syntax
MAXA(value1,value2, ...)
Value1, Value2, ... are 1 to 30 values for which you want to find the largest value.
Remarks
- You can specify arguments that are numbers, empty cells, logical values, or text representations of numbers. Arguments that are error values cause errors. If the calculation must not include text or logical values, use MAX instead.
- If an argument is an array or reference, only values in that array or reference are used. Empty cells and text values in the array or reference are ignored.
- Arguments that contain TRUE evaluate as 1; arguments that contain text or FALSE evaluate as 0 (zero).
- If the arguments contain no values, MAXA returns 0 (zero).
Example
The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.
How?- Create a blank spreadsheet.
- Select the example in the Help topic.
Selecting an example from Help
- Press CTRL+C.
- In the spreadsheet, select cell A1, and press CTRL+V.
- To switch between viewing the formula that returns the result and the result in the cell, select the cell and press F2 and then ENTER, or click Commands and Options on the spreadsheet toolbar, click the Formula tab, and look in the Formula in active cell (active cell) box.
| Data | |
|---|---|
| 0 | |
| 0.2 | |
| 0.5 | |
| 0.4 | |
| TRUE | |
| Formula | Description (Result) |
| =MAXA(A2:A6) | Largest of the numbers above. TRUE evaluates to 1 (1) |