Excel Statistical Function Quiz

Question 1

What is the primary difference between COUNT and COUNTA?

Question 2

Which function returns the middle value of a dataset where 50% of values are above and 50% are below?

Question 3

The MODE function is used to identify:

Question 4

Which function would you use to find the second-highest sales figure in a range?

Question 5

What is the key difference between STDEV.P and STDEV.S?

Question 6

Which function returns the position of a value in a list as a percentage (e.g., 'this is in the top 10%')?

Question 7

The CORREL function is used to measure:

Question 8

What does COUNTBLANK specifically do?

Question 9

Which function predicts a future value based on existing history using linear regression?

Question 10

If you need to know how many times values fell within specific ranges (distribution), use:

Question 11

The GEOMEAN function (Geometric Mean) is commonly used for:

Question 12

What value is returned by =MAX(10, 20, 30)?

Question 13

Which function allows you to calculate the rank of a number in a list of numbers?

Question 14

The VAR.S function measures 'Variance'. Variance is a measure of:

Question 15

A 'Probability' result from NORM.DIST tells you: