Which function returns the smallest value?
MIN()
In a spreadsheet program such as MS Excel, statistical functions operate on a range of cells or a list of numbers. The function that returns the smallest (minimum) numerical value from a set is MIN().
Syntax: =MIN(number1, [number2], ...) — the arguments can be individual numbers, cell references, or a range such as A1:A10. Excel scans all the numeric values and returns the lowest one.
Worked example: =MIN(5, 3, 8, 1, 9) compares the values and returns 1, the smallest number in the list.
It helps to contrast MIN() with the related aggregate functions so the distinction is clear:
| Function | What it returns |
|---|---|
| MIN() | The smallest value in the range |
| MAX() | The largest value in the range |
| AVERAGE() | The arithmetic mean (sum ÷ count) of the values |
| COUNT() | How many cells in the range contain numbers |
Therefore the other choices are wrong: MAX() gives the largest value (the opposite of what is asked), AVERAGE gives the mean rather than an extreme value, and COUNT() gives a tally of numeric entries, not any actual data value.
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