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Compare QUARTILE vs MEDIAN

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Compare QUARTILE vs MEDIAN side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature
Compatibility
=QUARTILE()
Syntax
Statistical
=MEDIAN()
★ Winner
Syntax
Category
Compatibility compatibility
Statistical statistical
Popularity
25 / 100
45 / 100
Views
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Output
Number
Number
Version
All versions
All versions
Volatile
No
No
Dynamic Array
No
No
Description
Returns the quartile of a data set. Quartiles often are used in sales and survey data to divide populations into groups. For example, you can use QUARTILE to find the top 25 percent of incomes in a population. This function has been replaced with one or more new functions that may provide improved accuracy. Although this function is still available for backward compatibility, you should consider using the new functions from now on, it may not be available in future versions of Excel.
Returns the median of the given numbers. The median is the number in the middle of a set of numbers.
Syntax
=QUARTILE(array,quart)
=MEDIAN(number1, [number2], ...)
Arguments
2 Arguments
array quart
1 Arguments
number1
Examples
1
2
Tips
3
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★ Recommendation — Winner: =MEDIAN()

=MEDIAN() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =MEDIAN()