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Excel database functions

Database functions in Excel, explained with live examples.

12 database functions in Excel0 documented in depth so far, the rest indexed below and landing every week.

All Excel database functions

The full set — deep dives on the way.

DAVERAGE
Returns the average of selected database entries
DCOUNT
Counts the cells that contain numbers in a database
DCOUNTA
Counts nonblank cells in a database
DGET
Extracts from a database a single record that matches the specified criteria
DMAX
Returns the maximum value from selected database entries
DMIN
Returns the minimum value from selected database entries
DPRODUCT
Multiplies the values in a particular field of records that match the criteria in a database
DSTDEV
Estimates the standard deviation based on a sample of selected database entries
DSTDEVP
Calculates the standard deviation based on the entire population of selected database entries
DSUM
Adds the numbers in the field column of records in the database that match the criteria
DVAR
Estimates variance based on a sample from selected database entries
DVARP
Calculates variance based on the entire population of selected database entries

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