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PERCENTRANK
Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage of the data set. This function can be used to evaluate the relative standing of a value within a data set. For example, you can use PERCENTRANK to evaluate the standing of an aptitude test score among all scores for the test.
Syntax
PERCENTRANK(array,x,significance)
Array is the array or range of data with numeric values that defines relative standing.
X is the value for which you want to know the rank.
Significance is an optional value that identifies the number of significant digits for the returned percentage value. If omitted, PERCENTRANK uses three digits (0.xxx).
Remarks
- If array is empty, PERCENTRANK returns the #NUM! error value.
- If significance < 1, PERCENTRANK returns the #NUM! error value.
- If x does not match one of the values in array, PERCENTRANK interpolates to return the correct percentage rank.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 13 | |
| 12 | |
| 11 | |
| 8 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| Formula | Description (Result) |
| =PERCENTRANK(A2:A11,2) | Percent rank of 2 in the list above (0.333, because 3 values in the set are smaller than 2, and 6 are larger than 2; 3/(3+6)=0.333) |
| =PERCENTRANK(A2:A11,4) | Percent rank of 4 in the list above (0.555) |
| =PERCENTRANK(A2:A11,8) | Percent rank of 8 in the list above (0.666) |
| =PERCENTRANK(A2:A11,5) | Percent rank of 5 in the list above (0.583, one-quarter of the way between the PERCENTRANK of 4 and the PERCENTRANK of 8) |
Note To view the number as a percent, select the cell and
click Commands and Options 
on
the toolbar. Click the Format tab and
then select the Percent format you want in the Number Format box.