FREQUENCY function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

FREQUENCY

Returns an array categorizing data in the given intervals, based on the occurrence of values in the data.

 

Syntax

 

FREQUENCY(data; bins)

data: The data to categorize. E.g. A2:A8

bins: A single column range or array into which you want to categorize the data. E.g. B2:B5

 

Remarks

  • If the result array has one value more than the number of values in bins, the extra value in the result represents the values in data that are greater than the given bins.


Examples

 

Formula

Result

=FREQUENCY(A2:A8;B2:B5)

3

0

2

1

1


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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