Formulas Flashcards
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What does =INDEX(A1:C5, 3, 2) return?
Answer: The value in row 3, column 2
INDEX returns the value at the intersection of the specified row and column within the range; row 3, column 2 here.
Which operator is used to raise a number to a power in an Excel formula?
Answer: ^
The caret (^) is Excel's exponentiation operator; =2^10 returns 1024.
What does =AVERAGEIF(B1:B10, ">0", C1:C10) calculate?
Answer: Average of C1:C10 where the corresponding B value is greater than 0
AVERAGEIF averages the values in the average_range (C1:C10) where corresponding cells in the criteria range (B1:B10) meet the condition.
In Excel, what does the formula =DATEIF(A1, B1, "M") calculate? (Note: DATEDIF)
Answer: The difference in months between two dates
DATEDIF with "M" as the unit returns the number of complete months between the start and end dates.
Which function extracts a substring from the middle of a text string given a start position and length?
Answer: MID
MID returns a specified number of characters from a text string, starting at a given position.
What does =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A10="Yes")*(B1:B10)) calculate?
Answer: Sum of B1:B10 where A1:A10 equals "Yes"
The Boolean array (A1:A10="Yes") produces 1s and 0s; multiplying by B1:B10 and summing effectively adds B values only where A equals "Yes".
Which formula correctly converts the text string "123" in cell A1 to a numeric value?
Answer: =VALUE(A1)
VALUE converts a text string that looks like a number into an actual numeric value.