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*If order is a matter it is a Permutation. | *If order is a matter it is a Permutation. | ||
*A combination is denoted by nCr or <math>\binom{n}{r}</math>. | *A combination is denoted by nCr or <math>\binom{n}{r}</math>. | ||
− | *A formula for the number of possible combinations of R objects from a set of N objects is <math>\binom{n}{r}=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}</math> where <math>n!=1*2*3*...*n </math>& <math>r \le n</math>. | + | *A formula for the number of possible combinations of R objects from a set of N objects is <math>\binom{n}{r}=\frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!}</math> where <math>n!=1*2*3*...*n </math> & <math>r \le n</math>. |
*This function will give Error Result when | *This function will give Error Result when | ||
**The N&R are non numeric | **The N&R are non numeric |
Revision as of 06:13, 18 November 2013
COMBIN(N,R)
- is the number of items.
- is the number of items in each arrangement.
Description
- This function gives the combination of N objects.
- i.e. An arrangement of R objects without any repetition, selected from N different objects is called a combination of N objects taken R at a time.
- Also if the order is not a matter, it is a Combination.
- If order is a matter it is a Permutation.
- A combination is denoted by nCr or .
- A formula for the number of possible combinations of R objects from a set of N objects is where & .
- This function will give Error Result when
- The N&R are non numeric
- The N&R < 0 or N < R
- When we are giving the N&R values in decimals, it will automatically convert in to Integers.
- For e.g.
- COMBIN(5.4,2)=10 is equivalent to COMBIN(5,2)
- COMBIN(5,-2)=NAN, because R is negative.
Examples
COMBIN(n,r) | n | r | RESULT |
---|---|---|---|
COMBIN(12,3) | 12 | 3 | 220 |
COMBIN(4,4) | 4 | 4 | 1 |
COMBIN(4,0) | 4 | 0 | 1 |