Skip to content
Free Excel Tutorials
  • Home
  • Excel For Beginners
  • Excel Intermediate
  • Advanced Excel For Experts

Data Analysis

  • Reverse List in Excel
  • Conditional Formatting Data bars Examples in Excel
  • How To Create Pareto Chart in Excel
  • Conditional Formatting Rules in Excel
  • How to create a Histogram in Excel

References

  • MATCH function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation
  • Offset in Excel
  • Get nth match with INDEX / MATCH in Excel
  • Count rows with at least n matching values
  • How to use Excel TRANSPOSE Function

Data Validations

  • Data validation must not exist in list
  • Excel Data validation unique values only
  • Excel Data validation exists in list
  • Excel Data validation must not contain
  • How To Create Drop-down List in Excel

PERCENTILE.INC function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

by

What is PERCENTILE.INC function in Excel?

PERCENTILE.INC function is one of Statistical functions in Microsoft Excel that returns the k-th percentile of values in a range, where k is in the range 0..1, inclusive.
You can use this function to establish a threshold of acceptance. For example, you can decide to examine candidates who score above the 90th percentile.

Syntax of PERCENTILE.INC function

PERCENTILE.INC(array,k)

The PERCENTILE.INC function syntax has the following arguments:

  • Array:  The array or range of data that defines relative standing.
  • K:  The percentile value in the range 0..1, inclusive.

Explanation of PERCENTILE.INC function

  • If array is empty, PERCENTILE.INC returns the #NUM! error value.
  • If k is nonnumeric, PERCENTILE.INC returns the #VALUE! error value.
  • If k is < 0 or if k > 1, PERCENTILE.INC returns the #NUM! error value.
  • If k is not a multiple of 1/(n – 1), PERCENTILE.INC interpolates to determine the value at the k-th percentile.

Example of PERCENTILE.INC function

Steps to follow:

1. Open a new Excel worksheet.

2. Copy data in the following table below and paste it in cell A1

Note: For formulas to show results, select them, press F2 key on your keyboard and then press Enter.

You can adjust the column widths to see all the data, if need be.

Data
1
3
2
4
Formula Description Result
=PERCENTILE.INC(A2:A5,0.3) 30th percentile of the list in the range A2:A5. 1.9

Post navigation

Previous Post:

How to generate random date between two dates in Excel

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Learn Basic Excel

Ribbon
Workbook
Worksheets
Format Cells
Find & Select
Sort & Filter
Templates
Print
Share
Protect
Keyboard Shortcuts

Categories

  • Charts
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Validation
  • Excel Functions
    • Cube Functions
    • Database Functions
    • Date and Time Functions
    • Engineering Functions
    • Financial Functions
    • Information Functions
    • Logical Functions
    • Lookup and Reference Functions
    • Math and Trig Functions
    • Statistical Functions
    • Text Functions
    • Web Functions
  • Excel VBA
  • Excel Video Tutorials
  • Formatting
  • Grouping
  • Others

Logical Functions

  • How to use Excel OR Function
  • IF with boolean logic in Excel
  • How to use Excel AND Function
  • How to use Excel XOR Function
  • Nested IF function example in Excel

Date Time

  • TODAY function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation
  • Get work hours between dates in Excel
  • Get work hours between dates custom schedule in Excel
  • How to calculate Day of the Year in Excel
  • WORKDAY.INTL function: Description, Usage, Syntax, Examples and Explanation

Grouping

  • Group times into unequal buckets in Excel
  • Calculate conditional mode with criteria in Excel
  • How to randomly assign people to groups in Excel
  • Map text to numbers in Excel
  • Group numbers with VLOOKUP in Excel

General

  • How to get original number from percent change in Excel
  • How to generate random number weighted probability in Excel
  • Creating and Opening an existing file in Excel
  • Excel Ribbon Quick Overview For Beginners
  • How to calculate total from percentage in Excel
© 2025 xlsoffice . All Right Reserved. | Teal Smiles | Abbreviations And Their Meaning