You can use the following formulas to perform a LARGE IF function in Excel:
Formula 1: LARGE IF with One Criteria
=LARGE(IF(A2:A16="A",C2:C16),2)
This formula finds the 2nd largest value in C2:C16 where the value in A2:A16 is equal to “A”.
Formula 2: LARGE IF with Multiple Criteria
=LARGE(IF((A2:A16="A")*(B2:B16="Guard"),C2:C16),2)
This formula finds the 2nd largest value in C2:C16 where the value in A2:A16 is equal to “A” and the value in B2:B16 is equal to “Guard”.
The following examples show how to use each formula in practice with the following dataset in Excel:
Example 1: LARGE IF with One Criteria
We can use the following formula to find the 2nd largest value in C2:C16 where the value in A2:A16 is equal to “A”:
=LARGE(IF(A2:A16="A",C2:C16),2)
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula:
This tells us that the 2nd largest points value among all players on team A is 14.
Example 2: LARGE IF with Multiple Criteria
We can use the following formula to find the 2nd largest value in C2:C16 where the value in A2:A16 is equal to “A” and the value in B2:B16 is equal to “Guard”:
=LARGE(IF((A2:A16="A")*(B2:B16="Guard"),C2:C16),2)
The following screenshot shows how to use this formula:
This tells us that the 2nd largest points value among all Guards on team A is 7.
Additional Resources
The following tutorials explain how to perform other common tasks in Excel:
How to Use a Median IF Function in Excel
How to Calculate the Mean and Standard Deviation in Excel
How to Calculate the Interquartile Range (IQR) in Excel
