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QUARTILE function

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The QUARTILE function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a tool used to calculate the quartile of a dataset. Essentially, it helps identify a value that separates the lower 25% of values from the upper 75%. This function ensures a simple and efficient way to analyze and understand the distribution of values in your dataset. It's a powerful tool for statistical analysis and understanding the spread of your data.

Documentation

Calculates the quartile of a dataset, which is a value that separates the lowest 25% from the highest 75% of values.

Category

Compatibility

Syntax

QUARTILE(array, quart)

Parameter Description
array The array or range of data for which to determine the quartile.
quart The quartile to return. Use 0 for the minimum value, 1 for the first quartile, 2 for the median (second quartile), 3 for the third quartile, and 4 for the maximum value.

Behavior

The QUARTILE function is used to calculate the specified quartile of a data set. Quartiles are values that divide a data set into four equal parts, and the QUARTILE function can return the minimum value, first quartile, second quartile, third quartile, or maximum value.

  • If the range contains empty cells, those cells are ignored.
  • If the range contains text, boolean values, or errors, those cells are also ignored and will not interfere with the calculation.
  • The function requires two arguments: the array or cell range of data, and the quartile value (0-4) to return. If the quartile value is not a whole number between 0 and 4, the function will return an error.

Common Errors

Error Description
#NUM! Occurs if the second argument (quartile) is less than 0 or greater than 4.
#DIV/0! Occurs if the dataset contains no numeric values (empty or invalid input).
#VALUE! Occurs if the second argument (quartile) is non-numeric.

Best practices

  • Always ensure that you have a large enough data set (more than four data points) to calculate quartiles.
  • Be mindful of the quartile value you specify. Remember, 0 returns the minimum value, 1 returns the first quartile, 2 returns the second quartile (median), 3 returns the third quartile, and 4 returns the maximum value.
  • Avoid including text, boolean values, or error cells in your data range as they are ignored by the function.
  • Always double-check your data range to ensure it does not include any empty cells. Although the function ignores these, they may skew your understanding of the data set size.

Usage

A few examples using the QUARTILE function.

QUARTILE(A1:A10, 2) returns the value at the first quartile (the value separating the lowest 25% of values from the highest 75%) for the range A1:A10  
QUARTILE(B2:B20, 3) returns the value at the median (the second quartile) for the range B2:B20  
QUARTILE(C1:C100, 4) returns the value at the third quartile (the value separating the lowest 75% of values from the highest 25%) for the range C1:C100

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Sales Rep",
        "Monthly Sales",
        "Q1 (25th percentile)",
        "Q2 (Median)",
        "Q3 (75th percentile)"
    ],
    [
        "John",
        45000
    ],
    [
        "Sarah",
        52000
    ],
    [
        "Mike",
        38000
    ],
    [
        "Lisa",
        61000
    ],
    [
        "Tom",
        47000
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,1)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,2)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,3)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>

import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('NjMwM2Q0YWI2MmMwOGQ4YTVjN2UzZTkwZWM4ZTcwMmFlN2QzZjNiMDg5ZDMyNjBlMDc1OTJmZWFhZTkwN2M0MGNjM2U2N2E0YWVhZWQyNTRkMThmOWMxNzE4MGM5ZmVhM2NiZWI5ODQzZGJiZDE0ZGMyNjJiOTU5MGJjNjBhOTUsZXlKamJHbGxiblJKWkNJNklpSXNJbTVoYldVaU9pSktjM0J5WldGa2MyaGxaWFFpTENKa1lYUmxJam94TnpVNE56Y3pPVFEzTENKa2IyMWhhVzRpT2xzaWFuTndjbVZoWkhOb1pXVjBMbU52YlNJc0ltTnZaR1Z6WVc1a1ltOTRMbWx2SWl3aWFuTm9aV3hzTG01bGRDSXNJbU56WWk1aGNIQWlMQ0p6ZEdGamEySnNhWFI2TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpWTI5dWRHRnBibVZ5TG1sdklpd2lkMlZpSWl3aWJHOWpZV3hvYjNOMElsMHNJbkJzWVc0aU9pSXpOQ0lzSW5OamIzQmxJanBiSW5ZM0lpd2lkamdpTENKMk9TSXNJbll4TUNJc0luWXhNU0lzSW1Ob1lYSjBjeUlzSW1admNtMXpJaXdpWm05eWJYVnNZU0lzSW5CaGNuTmxjaUlzSW5KbGJtUmxjaUlzSW1OdmJXMWxiblJ6SWl3aWFXMXdiM0owWlhJaUxDSmlZWElpTENKMllXeHBaR0YwYVc5dWN5SXNJbk5sWVhKamFDSXNJbkJ5YVc1MElpd2ljMmhsWlhSeklpd2lZMnhwWlc1MElpd2ljMlZ5ZG1WeUlpd2ljMmhoY0dWeklpd2labTl5YldGMElsMHNJbVJsYlc4aU9uUnlkV1Y5');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Sales Rep",
        "Monthly Sales",
        "Q1 (25th percentile)",
        "Q2 (Median)",
        "Q3 (75th percentile)"
    ],
    [
        "John",
        45000
    ],
    [
        "Sarah",
        52000
    ],
    [
        "Mike",
        38000
    ],
    [
        "Lisa",
        61000
    ],
    [
        "Tom",
        47000
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,1)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,2)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,3)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}

<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Sales Rep",
        "Monthly Sales",
        "Q1 (25th percentile)",
        "Q2 (Median)",
        "Q3 (75th percentile)"
    ],
    [
        "John",
        45000
    ],
    [
        "Sarah",
        52000
    ],
    [
        "Mike",
        38000
    ],
    [
        "Lisa",
        61000
    ],
    [
        "Tom",
        47000
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,1)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,2)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,3)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Sales Rep",
        "Monthly Sales",
        "Q1 (25th percentile)",
        "Q2 (Median)",
        "Q3 (75th percentile)"
    ],
    [
        "John",
        45000
    ],
    [
        "Sarah",
        52000
    ],
    [
        "Mike",
        38000
    ],
    [
        "Lisa",
        61000
    ],
    [
        "Tom",
        47000
    ],
    [
        "",
        "",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,1)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,2)",
        "=QUARTILE(B2:B6,3)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}

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