There are Excel functions with identical names (except Normal distribution functions, which are normsdist and normsinv) and behavior.
Function |
Explanation |
Excel equivalent |
---|---|---|
abs(k) |
Absolute value. |
abs(k) |
arccos(k) |
Arccosine. Result is in radians. |
acos(k) |
arccosh(k) |
Hyperbolic arc cosine. |
acosh(k) |
arcsin(k) |
Arcsine. Result is in radians. |
asin(k) |
arcsinh(k) |
Hyperbolic arcsin. Result in radians. |
asinh(k) |
arctan(k) |
Arctangent. Result is in radians. |
atan(k) |
arctanh(k) |
Hyperbolic tangent. K is in radians. |
atanh(k) |
arctan2(x,y) |
Arctangent of y/x. Result is in radians. |
atan2(x,y) |
besselj(n,x) |
Integer Order J Bessel, N=0,±1, ±2… |
besselj(x,n) |
bessely(n,x) |
Integer Order Y Bessel, N=0,±1, ±2… |
bessely(x,n) |
besseli(n,x) |
Integer Order I Modified Bessel, N=0,±1, ±2… |
besseli(x,n) |
besselk(n,x) |
Integer Order K Modified Bessel, N=0,±1, ±2… |
besselk(x,n) |
beta(j,k) |
Beta function. |
exp(gammaln(j) |
binomial(k,n,p) |
Binomial. Probability of k or more “successes” in n trials, when each trial has a probability p of “success”. |
1 - binomdist(k,n,p,true) + binomdist(k,n,p,false) |
chidist(x2,v) |
P value for chi square equals x2 with v degrees of freedom. |
chidist(x2,v) |
chiinv(p,v) |
Chi-square value for specified P value with v degrees of freedom. |
chiinv(p,v) |
ceil(k) |
Nearest integer not smaller than k. Ceil (2.5)=3.0. Ceil(-2.5)=-2.0 |
(no equivalent) |
cos(k) |
Cosine. K is in radians. |
cos(k) |
cosh(k) |
Hyperbolic cosine. K is in radians. |
cosh(k) |
deg(k) |
Converts k radians to degrees. |
degrees(k) |
erf(k) |
Error function. |
2*normsdist(k*sqrt(2))-1 |
erfc(k) |
Error function, complement. |
2-2*normsdist(k*sqrt(2)) |
exp(k) |
e to the kth power. |
exp(k) |
floor(k) |
Next integer below k. |
(no equivalent) |
fdist(f,v1,v2) |
P value for F distribution with v1 degrees of freedom in the numerator and v2 in the denominator. |
fdist(f,v1,v2) |
finv(p,v1,v2) |
F ratio corresponding to P value p with v1 and v2 degrees of freedom. |
finv(p,v1,v2) |
gamma(k) |
Gamma function. |
exp(gammaln(k)) |
gammaln(k) |
Natural log of gamma function. |
gammaln(k) |
hypgeometricm(a,b,x) |
Hypergeometric M. |
(no equivalent) |
hypgeometricu(a,b,x) |
Hypergeometric U. |
(no equivalent) |
hypgeometricf(a,b,c,x) |
Hypergeometric F. |
(no equivalent) |
ibeta(j,k,m) |
Incomplete beta. |
(no equivalent) |
if(condition, j, k) |
If the condition is true, then the result is j. Otherwise the result is k. See details. |
(similar in excel) |
igamma(j,k) |
Incomplete gamma. |
gammadist(k, j, 1,TRUE) |
igammac(j,k) |
Incomplete gamma, complement. |
1 - gammadist(k, j, 1,TRUE) |
int(k) |
Truncate fraction. INT(3.5)=3 INT(-2.3) = -2 |
trunc() |
ln(k) |
Natural logarithm. |
ln(k) |
log(k) |
Log base 10. |
log10(k) |
max(j,k) |
Maximum of two values. |
max(j,k) |
min(j,k) |
Minimum of two values. |
min(j,k) |
j mod k |
The remainder (modulus) after dividing j by k. |
mod(j,k) |
normdist(x,m,sd) |
P value (one-tailed) corresponding to specified value of x. Normal (Gaussian) distribution with mean equal to m and standard deviation equal to sd |
norm.dist(x,m,sd,TRUE) |
norminv(p,m,sd) |
Quantile (inverse cumulative distribution function) corresponding to one-tail P value p for the normal (Gaussian) distribution with mean equal to m and standard deviation equal to sd |
norm.inv(p,m,sd) |
psi(k) |
Psi (digamma) function. Derivative of the gamma function. |
(no equivalent) |
rad(k) |
Converts k degrees to radians. |
radians(k) |
round(k,j) |
Round the number k to show j digits after the decimal. |
round(k,j) |
sgn(k) |
Sign of k. If k>0, sgn(k)=1. If k<0, sgn(k)= -1. If k=0, sgn(k)=0. |
sign(k) |
sin(k) |
Sine. K is in radians. |
sin(k) |
sinh(k) |
Hyperbolic sine. K is in radians. |
sinh(k) |
sqr(k) |
Square. |
k*k |
sqrt(k) |
Square root. |
sqrt(k) |
tan(k) |
Tangent. K is in radians. |
tan(k) |
tanh(k) |
Hyperbolic tangent. K is n radians. |
tanh(k) |
tdist(t,v) |
P value (one-tailed) corresponding to specified value of t with v degrees of freedom. T distribution. |
tdist(t,v,1) t.dist(t,v,true) |
tinv(p,v) |
t ratio corresponding to two-tail P value p with v degrees of freedom. |
tinv(p,v) |
zdist(z) |
P value (one-tailed) corresponding to specified value of z. Gaussian distribution. |
normsdist(z) norm.s.dist(z,true) |
zinv(p) |
Z ratio corresponding to one-tail P value |
normsinv |