What does it do?
Get the nth smallest value from a range of values
Formula breakdown:
=SMALL(array, k)
What it means:
=SMALL(range of values, position of the smallest value)
You have a list of values and you want to get the third (or nth) smallest value, no problem! Excel’s SMALL Formula can easily get that for you!
I explain how you can do this below:
STEP 1: We need to enter the SMALL function in a blank cell:
=SMALL(
STEP 2: The SMALL arguments:
Table of Contents
array
What is the range of values?
Select the cells containing your values:
=SMALL(C9:C12,
k
What is the nth smallest value that you want to get?
We want to get the third smallest value so we will place in 3.
=SMALL(C9:C12, 3)
You now have your third smallest value!
How to Use the SMALL Formula in Excel

Bryan
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