Apple iWork '09 - Manual (Page 281)

Chapter 10 Statistical Functions 281
“Value Types” on page 36
“The Elements of Formulas” on page 15
“Using the Keyboard and Mouse to Create and Edit Formulas” on page 26
“Pasting from Examples in Help” on page 41
PERMUT
The PERMUT function returns the number of permutations for a given number of
objects that can be selected from a total number of objects.
PERMUT(num-objects, num-elements)
 num-objects: The total number of objects. num-objects is a number value and must
be greater than or equal to 0.
 num-elements: The number of objects to be selected from the total number of
objects in each permutation. num-elements is a number value and must be greater
than or equal to 0.
Examples
=PERMUT(25, 5) returns 6375600.
=PERMUT(10, 3) returns 720.
=PERMUT(5, 2) returns 20.
Related Topics
For related functions and additional information, see:
“BINOMDIST” on page 238
“CRITBINOM” on page 252
“NEGBINOMDIST” on page 275
“PROB” on page 282
“Listing of Statistical Functions” on page 225
“Value Types” on page 36
“The Elements of Formulas” on page 15
“Using the Keyboard and Mouse to Create and Edit Formulas” on page 26
“Pasting from Examples in Help” on page 41