This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the SUMXMY2 function in Microsoft Excel.
Description
The SUMXMY2 function returns the sum of squares of differences of corresponding values in two arrays.
Syntax
SUMXMY2(array_x, array_y)
The SUMXMY2 function syntax has the following arguments:
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Array_x The first array or range of values. Required.
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Array_y The second array or range of values. Required.
Remarks
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The arguments should be either > numbers or > names, arrays, or references that contain numbers
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If an array or reference argument contains text, logical values, or empty cells, those values are ignored. However, cells with the value zero are included.
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If array_x and array_y do not have the same number of values, SUMXMY2 returns the #N/A error value.
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The equation for the sum of squared differences is:
Example
Copy the example content in the following table and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. If the formula does not automatically show results, select them, press F2, then press Enter. You may prefer to adjust column widths to more easily see all the data.
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Data |
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First array |
Second array |
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2 |
6 |
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3 |
5 |
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9 |
11 |
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1 |
7 |
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8 |
5 |
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7 |
4 |
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5 |
4 |
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Formula |
Description (Result) |
Result |
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=SUMXMY2(A3:A9,B3:B9) |
Sum of squares of differences of the two arrays above (79) |
79 |
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=SUMXMY2({2, 3, 9, 1, 8, 7, 5}, {6, 5, 11, 7, 5, 4, 4}) |
Sum of squares of differences of the two arrays constants (79) |
79 |
