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SMALL function

PRO BASIC

The SMALL function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a useful tool that helps you find the k-th smallest value in a given data set. For instance, if you want to find the second smallest number in a range of numbers, you can use this function. Simply input the range of cells and the position (k) of the smallest value you want to find. It's a handy feature when dealing with large data sets where manually sorting and finding values would be too time-consuming.

Documentation

Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set.

Category

Statistical

Syntax

SMALL(arr, k)

Parameter Description
arr An array or range of numeric values from which to find the k-th smallest value.
k Indicates which value to return, where 1 is the smallest value, 2 is the second-smallest value, and so on.

Behavior

The SMALL function returns the nth smallest value in a data set. This function considers only numeric values and ignores blank cells, logical values, and text in the data set. Here's how it handles different scenarios:

  • Empty cells: The SMALL function ignores empty cells in the data set.
  • Text: The SMALL function ignores text values.
  • Booleans: Boolean values are treated as numbers. TRUE is considered as 1 and FALSE as 0.
  • Errors: If the array or k argument contains an error, the function propagates the error. If k is greater than the number of numeric values in the array, the function returns an error.

Common Errors

Error Description
#NUM! This error occurs when the k parameter is less than 1 or greater than the number of numeric values in the data set.
#VALUE! This error occurs when the k parameter is non-numeric.
#N/A This error occurs when there are no numeric values in the data set.

Best practices

  • Always ensure the k parameter is a positive integer that's less than or equal to the number of numeric values in your data set to avoid #NUM! errors.
  • Avoid including text or boolean values in your data set as the SMALL function ignores these.
  • Be sure to handle errors in the data set as the SMALL function will propagate these.
  • Use the SMALL function in combination with other functions like ROW and COLUMN to find the nth smallest value in a particular row or column.

Usage

A few examples using the SMALL function.

SMALL(A1:A10, 1) → returns the smallest value in the range A1:A10  
SMALL([3,4,2,8,9], 3) → returns 4  
SMALL(B2:B8, 5) → returns the 5th smallest value in the range B2:B8  
SMALL([12,5,7,3,15], 2) → returns 5 (the 2nd smallest score)  
SMALL(C1:C6, 3) → can be used to find the 3rd fastest time in a race results list  

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: [
    [
        "Student Scores",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        "=SMALL(A2:A6,1)"
    ],
    [
        92
    ],
    [
        78
    ],
    [
        88
    ],
    [
        95
    ]
]
  }]
});
</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('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');

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

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

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Student Scores",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        "=SMALL(A2:A6,1)"
    ],
    [
        92
    ],
    [
        78
    ],
    [
        88
    ],
    [
        95
    ]
];

    // 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 = [
    [
        "Student Scores",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        "=SMALL(A2:A6,1)"
    ],
    [
        92
    ],
    [
        78
    ],
    [
        88
    ],
    [
        95
    ]
]

        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: [
    [
        "Student Scores",
        "Analysis"
    ],
    [
        85,
        "=SMALL(A2:A6,1)"
    ],
    [
        92
    ],
    [
        78
    ],
    [
        88
    ],
    [
        95
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}