Functions perform a mathematical calculation on a range of cells in Excel. The most common Functions are SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN, and MAX.. If an individual wants to find the average, minimum, or ...

In a nutshell, these functions return either the minimum or maximum value within a range where criteria returns true. When a function has multiple criteria arguments, all must return true.

It’s just as easy to find the earliest date. Simply substitute the MIN() function for the MAX() function. Keep in mind that the lookup range (column A) contains unique values.