Which phrase is a comparison operator for inserting a not equal to argument in an if, countif or sumif function?

< =
< >
> <
> =

<>

The above is the correct option.

<=  This is less than or equal to

<>   This is what means not equal to

>=  This means greater than or equal to.

Mathematics is a lot about accurate analysis, and comparison plays an important role in analysis. The above symbols are being used extensively. And what they mean is mentioned above. Hence, the above answer.

Explanation:

The answer is self explanatory.

<>

Explanation:

In Excel, the symbol for not equal to is <>. The symbol <= means less-than-or-equal-to, the symbol >= means greater-than-or-equal-to and the symbol >< is not defined.

For example if you want to count the number of cells in the range B1:B5 that are not equal to the text "blue" you use: COUNTIF(B1:B5, "<>blue")