Returns the maximum value in a numerical data set.
Returns the maximum value in a data column.
Sample usage
MAX(table_name!price)
Syntax
MAX(column)
column: The data column to consider when calculating the maximum value.
Sample usage
MAX(A2:A100,B2:B100,4,26)
MAX(1,2,3,4,5,C6:C20)
Syntax
MAX(value1, [value2, …])
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value1– The first value or range to consider when calculating the maximum value. -
value2, …– [ OPTIONAL ] – Additional values or ranges to consider when calculating the maximum value.
Notes
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Although
MAXis specified as taking a maximum of 30 arguments, Google Sheets supports an arbitrary number of arguments for this function. -
Each
valueargument must be a cell, a number or a range containing numbers. Cells without numbers or ranges are ignored. Entering text values will causeMAXto return the#VALUE!error. To allow text values, useMAXA.
See also
SMALL: Returns the nth smallest element from a data set, where n is user-defined.
RANK: Returns the rank of a specified value in a data set.
QUARTILE: Returns a value nearest to a specified quartile of a data set.
PERCENTRANK: Returns the percentage rank (percentile) of a specified value in a data set.
PERCENTILE: Returns the value at a given percentile of a data set.
MINA: Returns the minimum numerical value in a data set.
MIN: Returns the minimum value in a numerical data set.
MEDIAN: Returns the median value in a numerical data set.
MAXA: Returns the maximum numerical value in a data set.
LARGE: Returns the nth largest element from a data set, where n is user-defined.
AVERAGEA: Returns the numerical average value in a data set.
AVERAGE: The AVERAGE function returns the numerical average value in a dataset, ignoring text.