SUMIFS and COUNTIFS can return logical outputs.

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Context: The question asks whether SUMIFS and COUNTIFS can return logical outputs.
Option 1: 'True' — This claim is not accurate in isolation. SUMIFS returns the sum of values that meet specified criteria, and COUNTIFS returns the count of records that meet those criteria. Both functions yield numeric results, not logical TRUE or FALSE values. They can be involved in logical tests, but the function itself does not produce a boolean outcome by default.
Option 2: 'False' — This statement correctly reflects how the functions operate. SUMIFS and COUNTIFS generate numeric outputs (a sum or a count) rather than boolean values. They can be used within logical expressions or combined with comparison operators to yield TRUE/FALSE in a broader formula, but the functions themselves return numbers, not logical outcomes.
In terms of practical usage, you might see people write formulas like =SUMIFS(...)>0 to obtain a logical result, but that logical result arises from the comparison, not from SUMIFS itself. Similarly, =COUNTIFS(...)>5 yields TRUE or FALSE because of the comparison applied after the function returns a number. The key distinction is between the raw output of the function and the result of any logical test applied to that output.
Therefore, the assertion that SUMIFS and COUNTIFS can return logical outputs in their raw form is incorrect, whereas acknowledging that they return numeric results aligns with their actual behavior.

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SUMIFS and COUNTIFS can return logical outputs.

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