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LARGE

Use the LARGE command to find the nth largest value in the cell group.


FORMAT: LARGE ( reference .. reference RANKED ranking )


DEFINITIONS:

  • reference: column number or column title, row number or quoted text representing a cell title
  • ranking: a number representing the nth largest value, 1 being the largest

EXAMPLE 1:

large (2,1..4,3 ranked 2)

Returns the 2nd largest value of all cells between column 2, row 1 and column 4, row 3

EXAMPLE 2:

large ("cell1".."cell2" ranked 1 )

Returns the largest value from all cells between cells with titles "cell1" and "cell2"

EXAMPLE 3:

large (2,1.."column1",4 ranked 3 )

Returns the 3rd largest value of all cells between column 2, row 1 and the column with the title "column1" on row 4

EXAMPLE 4:

large ($column+1,$row..$column+2,$row+1 ranked 1)

Returns the largest value of all cells 1 column right of current cell to 2 columns right, 1 row down

Available for spreadsheet windows version 9 and later.