{"id":1423,"date":"2018-07-04T14:50:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T14:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:27:07","slug":"sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/functions\/sign\/","title":{"rendered":"SIGN function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The SIGN function in Excel is a simple yet powerful function that helps you determine the sign of a number. It returns one of three values: 1 if the number is positive, -1 if the number is negative, and 0 if the number is zero. This function is particularly useful when you want to classify data or perform conditional calculations based on the sign of a number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syntax<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SIGN(number)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arguments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>number<\/strong><\/td><td>The number for which you want to determine the sign.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To use the SIGN function, follow this simple syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=SIGN(number)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Where <code>number<\/code> is the numeric value you want to check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of how you can use the SIGN function:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose you have a list of numbers in column A, and you want to classify them as positive, negative, or zero. You can use the SIGN function in column B to achieve this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=SIGN(A1)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Copy this formula down the column, and it will return 1 for positive numbers, -1 for negative numbers, and 0 for zeros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use the SIGN function in conditional formulas. For instance, if you want to calculate the absolute difference between two numbers, you can use the following formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=ABS(number1 - number2)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Where <code>number1<\/code> and <code>number2<\/code> are the two values you want to find the absolute difference between. The SIGN function is implicitly used here to ensure the result is always positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example 3 (Optional):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to determine the sign of a number without using the SIGN function, you can achieve the same result using an IF formula. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=IF(A1 &gt; 0, 1, IF(A1 &lt; 0, -1, 0))<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This nested IF formula will also classify numbers as positive, negative, or zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SIGN function is a quick and efficient way to work with the sign of numbers in Excel, making your calculations and data analysis tasks easier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SIGN function in Excel is a simple yet powerful function that helps you determine the sign of a number. 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