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Excel Formulas

The document provides an overview of basic arithmetic operations, standard built-in functions, conditional functions, lookup/reference functions, and text functions used in Excel, particularly for IGCSE spreadsheet work. It includes examples of each function type and highlights important concepts such as absolute vs relative references and order of operations. Additionally, it offers a quick cheat-sheet summary categorizing various functions and their uses.

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Excel Formulas

The document provides an overview of basic arithmetic operations, standard built-in functions, conditional functions, lookup/reference functions, and text functions used in Excel, particularly for IGCSE spreadsheet work. It includes examples of each function type and highlights important concepts such as absolute vs relative references and order of operations. Additionally, it offers a quick cheat-sheet summary categorizing various functions and their uses.

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Basic Arithmetic/Formulas

These are simple calculations you write yourself using operators (no built-in function name):

 =A1 + B1 (addition)
 =A1 - B1 (subtraction)
 =A1 * B1 (multiplication)
 =A1 / B1 (division)
 =A1 ^ 2 (exponent / power if needed – syllabus says indices)

Standard Built-in Functions


These are widely used in IGCSE spreadsheet work:

Math / Stats

 =SUM(range) — add up all numbers in a range


 =AVERAGE(range) — average (mean) of numbers
 =MAX(range) — largest value
 =MIN(range) — smallest value
 =COUNT(range) — counts numeric entries
 =COUNTA(range) — counts all non-blank entries
 =INT(value) — rounds down to nearest whole number
 =ROUND(value, digits) — rounds to specific decimal places
 =ROUNDUP(value, digits) — round up
 =ROUNDDOWN(value, digits) — round down

Conditional Functions
These let Excel make decisions depending on conditions:

 =IF(condition, value_if_true, value_if_false) — basic decision logic


 =SUMIF(range, criteria, [sum_range]) — sum only values meeting criteria
 =COUNTIF(range, criteria) — count values meeting criteria
 =COUNTIFS(range1, criteria1, range2, criteria2, …) — multiple criteria
 =AVERAGEIF(range, criteria, [average_range]) — average only if criteria met
Lookup / Reference
Used to find related data from a table:

 =LOOKUP(value, lookup_range, result_range) — basic lookup


 =VLOOKUP(value, table_array, col_index, [range_lookup]) — vertical lookup
 =HLOOKUP(value, table_array, row_index, [range_lookup]) — horizontal
lookup
 =XLOOKUP(value, lookup_range, return_range) — newer more flexible lookup

Text / Other (Occasionally Seen)


(Used less often but have appeared in practice papers / student reports.)

 =CONCATENATE(text1, text2, …) — join text from cells


 =UPPER(text) — convert text to uppercase
 =LOWER(text) — convert text to lowercase

👉 Note: The official Cambridge syllabus doesn’t list every text function explicitly, but students
have encountered some (like CONCATENATE, UPPER, LOWER) in practical questions/past papers or
reddit reports.

🧩 Other Useful Concepts You Should Know


Even if not functions exactly, these are frequently tested:

✔ Absolute vs Relative References ($A$1 vs A1)


✔ Order of Operations / Brackets (Excel does multiply before add unless you use parentheses)

✔ Nested functions (e.g., an IF inside a VLOOKUP)


🧠 Quick Cheat-Sheet Summary
Category Examples
Basic arithmetic =A1+B1, =A1*B2
Math/Stats SUM(), AVERAGE(), MAX(), MIN()
Counting COUNT(), COUNTA()
Rounding ROUND(), ROUNDUP(), ROUNDDOWN(), INT()
IF(), SUMIF(), COUNTIF(), COUNTIFS(),
Conditionals AVERAGEIF()
Lookup LOOKUP(), VLOOKUP(), HLOOKUP(), XLOOKUP()
Text CONCATENATE(), UPPER(), LOWER()

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