How to normalize data to a 0-1 scale in Excel

Q: How do I scale to a different range, like 1 to 10?

Stretch and shift: =1+9*(B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7)).

Formula (Excel and Google Sheets)

=(B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7))

Subtract the minimum and divide by the range: =(B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7)).

Result on the example: one result per row in C2, filled down to C7
Works in: Every current version
Google Sheets: Same formula

See it work

The formula is already in C2, filled down to C7. Change any input and the result updates, or edit the formula to experiment.

How it works

Min-max scaling moves the lowest score (58) to 0 and the highest (94) to 1; everything else lands in between in proportion. Ava's 62 is 4 points above the minimum out of a 36-point range, so 0.11. Scaled columns can be combined fairly even when their units differ.

=(B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7))

Result0.1111111111

B262
The value in B2.
$B$2:$B$76 rows × 1 col: 62, 88, 75, 94, …
A range: 6 cells in one column.
MIN($B$2:$B$7)58
MIN: Smallest number.
- number1$B$2:$B$76 rows × 1 col: 62, 88, 75, 94, …
B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7)4
The - operator subtracts.
MAX($B$2:$B$7)94
MAX: Largest number.
- number1$B$2:$B$76 rows × 1 col: 62, 88, 75, 94, …
MIN($B$2:$B$7)58
MIN: Smallest number.
- number1$B$2:$B$76 rows × 1 col: 62, 88, 75, 94, …
MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7)36
The - operator subtracts.
B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7)0.1111111111
The / operator divides.

In Google Sheets

The same formula works in Google Sheets: =(B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7)). We ran it in Google Sheets mode on the same data and it returns the same results.

Other ways to do it

Each one was run on the same example sheet.

Formula	Result	When to use it
=100*(B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7))	11.11, 83.33, 47.22…Different result	The same scaling stretched to 0–100, which reads better in reports. Scores from 0 to 100 instead of 0 to 1.

Common mistakes

If every value is the same, MAX − MIN is 0 and the formula returns #DIV/0!.
One extreme value squeezes everyone else toward 0 or 1. For data with outliers, z-scores are often a better choice.

Try it yourself

Same data, empty answer cell. Your formula is graded instantly, then re-checked on changed data, so a typed-in number won't pass.

Normalize data to a 0-1 scale

In C2, rescale the score so the lowest score is 0 and the highest is 1, then fill down to C7.

Questions

How do I scale to a different range, like 1 to 10?

Stretch and shift: =1+9*(B2-MIN($B$2:$B$7))/(MAX($B$2:$B$7)-MIN($B$2:$B$7)).

What is the difference from standardizing?

Standardizing gives z-scores centered on 0 with a standard deviation of 1; normalizing squeezes into 0 to 1.

Checked by running on 2026-10-30: every formula and result on this page was calculated by the Spreadsheet Practice formula engine, in both Excel and Google Sheets modes.