# QUARTILE

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## Content



This function returns which quartile (which quarter or 25 percent) of a data set a value is.

## Syntax

QUARTILE(*array*,*quart*)

## Arguments

This function has these arguments:

| **Argument** | **Description** |
| -------- | ----------- |
| *array* | Array or cell range of numeric values for which you want the quartile value |
| *quart* | Quartile value for the array (see the table below for returned values) |

## Remarks

A quarter is 25 percent. So the quartile number is an integer between 0 (the minimum value in the data set) and 4 (the maximum value in the data set) and determines the value to return as listed in the table below.

| **If the number is...** | **Then this function returns the...** |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| 0 | Minimum value |
| 1 | First quartile (25th percentile) |
| 2 | Median value (50th percentile) |
| 3 | Third quartile (75th percentile) |
| 4 | Maximum value |

## Data Types

Accepts numeric data for all arguments. Returns numeric data.

## Examples

`QUARTILE(A1:A17,2)`
`QUARTILE(R1C1:R17C1,3)`
`QUARTILE({11,21,42,27,18,29,32,52},1)` gives the result 20.25

## Version Available

This function is available in product version 1.0 or later.

## See Also

[PERCENTILE](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-functionsall/formulas-functsMtoQ/FunctionPERCENTILE) \| [PERCENTRANK](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-functionsall/formulas-functsMtoQ/FunctionPERCENTRANK) \| [Statistical Functions](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-formula/formulas-overview/formulas-functs/formulas-functtypes/formulas-functsstats)