STATISTICAL FUNCTION               1. MAX FUNCTION ()            Summary      The Excel MAX function returns the largest numeric value in a range of values. The MAX function ignores empty cells, the logical values TRUE and FALSE, and text values.       Purpose     Get the largest value      Return value     The largest value in the array.      Syntax      =MAX (number1, [number2], ...)       Arguments          number1  - Number, reference to numeric value, or range that contains numeric values.  number2  - [optional] Number, reference to numeric value, or range that contains numeric values.            Usage notes      The MAX function can be used to return the largest value from a set of data. For example, the slowest time in a race, the hightest temperature, or the top sales number. Arguments can be provided as constants, or as cell references or ranges, for example:   = MAX ( 5 , 10 )  = MAX ( A1 , A2 , A3 )  - MAX ( A1:A10 )       ...