Excel SUMXMY2 Function

The Excel SUMXMY2 function returns the sum of squares of differences between corresponding values in two arrays. Values can be supplied as constants, cell references, or ranges.
- array_x - The first range or array containing numeric values.
- array_y - The second range or array containing numeric values.
The Excel SUMXMY2 function returns the sum of squares of differences between corresponding values in two arrays.The "m" in the function name stands for "minus", as in "sum x minus y". SUMXMY2 can accept values as constants, references or ranges.
Examples
In the example shown above, the formula in E5 is:
=SUMXMY2(B5:B12,C5:C12)
which returns 28 as a result.
Equation
The equation used to calculate the sum of the sum of squares is:
This formula can be created manually in Excel with the exponentiation operator (^) like this:
=SUM((range1-range2)^2)
With the example as shown, the formula below will return the same result as SUMX2MY2:
=SUM((B5:B12-C5:C12)^2) // returns 28
Notes
- Arguments can any mix of constants, names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.
- Text values are ignored, but cells with zero values are included.
- SUMXMY2 returns #N/A if the arrays contain different numbers of cells.
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