SUMSQ Function in Excel: Sum of Squares

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

MathLevel: ExpertAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

SUMSQ squares each value and adds them up — the building block of error measures such as RMSE.

Syntax

=SUMSQ(number1, [number2], ...)
Argument What it means
number1… Values or ranges.

Examples

Example 1

=SQRT(SUMSQ(D2:D25)/COUNT(D2:D25))

RMSE when column D holds forecast minus actual.

SUMPRODUCT · SQRT

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