INDEX MATCH with multiple look ups - excel

I am making a pricing guide and need the cell to match the product, with the respective price.
So if I need 1oz of Four Roses Bourbon, it would first look up "four roses", then find the cost of 1oz.
Currently my formula looks like this,
=INDEX(Spirits!$F$3:$F$200,MATCH($F$3,Spirits!$A$2:$A$200,0)-1,1)
but it only pulls from 1oz, and I need it to pull from however many ounces are needed. So if I needed it to pull the correct amount if I upped it to 2oz, then this formula wouldn't work.
(The -1,1 is because this formula pulls from a drop down list and it was always one row off)
Thank you!

Here is one way to do that:
PriceTbl refers to: A3:I6
Spirit refers to: B11
Size refers to: B12
The formula is:
=VLOOKUP(Spirit,PriceTbl,MATCH(Size,INDEX(PriceTbl,1,0),0),FALSE)
Match determines which column to use
Index with a column value of 0 will return the entire first row as an array.
You will need to adjust your references to suit.
Note that, as you have in your example, the oz quantities are expressed as text strings and not as numbers.

Related

Give Sum for matching Column and Row values - repeating variables

The first table below shows how much each person owes and who pays it (it's part of a larger model so I simplified it for our purposes here).
Our goal in the second table below is to give a sum when both the column and row value match.
For example: A (column C) paid $244.17 (D36:H48) in expenses for B (row 35).
Where am I wrong here? I have tried different methods suggested here.
This is another alternative, that only requires to extend the formula down, but not to the left, because on each row it returns an array with all column values. In cell I3 enter the following formula:
=MMULT(N(TRANSPOSE($A$3:$A$15=H3)),IF($B$3:$F$15="", 0, $B$3:$F$15))
or using LET to avoid repetition of the same range:
=LET(set, $B$3:$F$15, MMULT(N(TRANSPOSE($A$3:$A$15=H3)),IF(set="", 0, set))
Notes:
MMULT only works with numeric values, so empty cells need to be converted.
You can replace TRANSPOSE with TOROW if you want.
$-notation is not required in H3, because we extend the formula only down
Here is the output:
Note: This solution assumes header values to compare are the same, i.e. same values for Paid For (I2:M2) and Paid By (H3:H7). Which is the most common situation. That is why in the formula only Paid By column is used. If that is not the case, then the solution provided by #JB-007 is more flexible, because the values can be different, but then you need to extend the formula in both directions.
screenshot/s here refer:
=SUM($C$4:$E$6*($C$3:$E$3=C$8)*($B$4:$B$6=$B9))
(sumifs will really struglly to work across different dimensions)
PS - as you'll see most will advise sumproduct - I think it's overdue deprecation because there's very little (if anything) you can do with sumproduct that you cannot with sum. You can even do counts with sum SUM(1*($C$3:$E$3=C$8)*($B$4:$B$6=$B9))) returns the count of where these values are equivalent...
Save yourself the extra seven letters over and over! ☺

Using Named Ranges in MS Excel

I have a data in Excel as shown in attached image where in I've used named ranges.
Spends. Apr18. May18. Jun18
Category A. 120. 120. 120
Category B. 135. 125. 129
Category C. 110. 111. 112
Name Range: Spends
Range: =Sheet1!$A$1:$D$4
The average quarterly spends are calculated using named references as:
=AVERAGE(INDEX(Spends,2,2):INDEX(Spends,2,4))
This returns 119 in Cell E2
How can I drag this formula to subsequent cells so that it is applied automatically.
If you use the INDEX function with constants, of course these constants will not change when you drag the formula down and/or across.
You will need to learn about absolute and relative references and use something like Row(A1) and/or Column(A1) instead of the constants 2 and 2.
But maybe it does not have to be that complicated.
You could just add a column in the data table that calculates the Average and refer to that cell.
Or, in cell E2, use the formula =average(B2:D2).
I don't see the need for the named range at all in this scenario. It only complicates things.
It seems that you are struggling with appropriate data architecture concepts rather than with using formulas.
If in doubt, keep it simple. I don't see an application for copying the formula across, since you only have three months of data and you want to average these three months.
If your real scenario has more columns, then, please!!, update your question and post more relevant context. Then post a comment, so I can see you made a change.
Again, since you are new here: do not post updates into comments. Edit your question and then post a comment.
Use the ROW() function to return the relative position
E.g. in E2 and drag down
=AVERAGE(INDEX(Spends,ROW(),2):INDEX(Spends,ROW(),4))
Maybe you want to dynamically find the quarter start and end columns then you can use Match function to find the dates and return the position (column) where found. Then feed these into your formula:
Getting the columns by searching for qtr start and end:
Referencing those found positions as column arguments in your formula:

If "0" then leave the cell blank

I am trying to create a simple ledger and on the far right of the "Book" it totals any debit/credit that I input. But instead of leaving the unused rows blank, it keeps repeating the latest total to the bottom of the page.
How Can I make that cell blank if the equation equals 0?
=H15+G16-F16
is the formula I am currently using.
You can change the number format of the column to this custom format:
0;-0;;#
which will hide all 0 values.
To do this, select the column, right-click > Format Cells > Custom.
Use =IF(H15+G16-F16=0,"",H15+G16-F16)
=iferror(1/ (1/ H15+G16-F16 ), "")
this way avoids repeating the central calculation (which can often be much longer or more processor hungry than the one you have here...
enjoy
Your question is missing most of the necessary information, so I'm going to make some assumptions:
Column H is your total summation
You're putting this formula into H16
Column G is additions to your summation
Column F is deductions from your summation
You want to leave the summation cell blank if there isn't a debit or credit entered
The answer would be:
=IF(COUNTBLANK(F16:G16)<>2,H15+G16-F16,"")
COUNTBLANK tells you how many cells are unfilled or set to "".
IF lets you conditionally do one of two things based on whether the first statement is true or false. The second comma separated argument is what to do if it's true, the third comma separated argument is what to do if it's false.
<> means "not equal to".
The equation says that if the number of blank cells in the range F16:G16 (your credit and debit cells) is not 2, which means both aren't blank, then calculate the equation you provided in your question. Otherwise set the cell to blank("").
When you copy this equation to new cells in column H other than H16, it will update the row references so the proper rows for the credit and debit amounts are looked at.
CAVEAT: This equation is useful if you are just adding entries for credits and debits to the end of a list and want the running total to update automatically. You'd fill this equation down to some arbitrary long length well past the end of actual data. You wouldn't see the running total past the end of the credit/debit entries then, it would just be blank until you filled in a new credit/debit entry. If you left a blank row in your credit debit entries though, the reference to the previous total, H15, would report blank, which is treated like a 0 in this case.
An accrual ledger should note zeroes, even if that is the hyphen displayed with an Accounting style number format. However, if you want to leave the line blank when there are no values to calculate use a formula like the following,
=IF(COUNT(F16:G16), SUM(G16, INDEX(H$1:H15, MATCH(1e99, H$1:H15)), -F16), "")
That formula is a little tricky because you seem to have provided your sample formula from somewhere down into the entries of the ledger's item rows without showing any layout or sample data. The formula I provided should be able to be put into H16 and then copied or filled to other locations in column H but I offer no guarantees without seeing the layout.
If you post some sample data or a publicly available link to a screenshot showing your data layout more specific assistance could be offered. http://imgur.com/ is a good place to host a screenshot and it is likely that someone with more reputation will insert the image into your question for you.
An example of an IF Statement that can be used to add a calculation into the cell you wish to hide if value = 0 but displayed upon another cell value reference.
=IF(/Your reference cell/=0,"",SUM(/Here you put your SUM/))
Use this
=IFERROR((H15+G16-F16)^2/(H15+G16-F16),"")

Calculate SUBTOTAL of a SUMPRODUCT without a column for total

I need to Calculate SUBTOTAL of a SUMPRODUCT without the column for total
I can't figure out this formula...
more precisely:
I need a formula that can Subtotal the Sumproduct(B2:B4,C2:C4)
or if I use a filter to SUBTOTAL only the visible cells in D1 (for example)
Any suggestions?
You can use this approach
=SUMPRODUCT(B2:B4,SUBTOTAL(9,OFFSET(C2:C4,ROW(C2:C4)-MIN(ROW(C2:C4)),0,1)))
that will give you the same result as before with everything visible but if you filter the second part will give you zero for the hidden rows and hence will effectively ignore them
Just to take this a step further, you can also incorporate in a criteria, so that e.g. you can have a summary table working off the filtered data:- (e.g. you might want a total line for US, and another for UK, so you can incorporate a country check)
If you replace the "multiplication commas" for "multiplication asterisks (and I also put each block to be multiplied in brackets to keep it neat), and then add another multiplication block. Below I've added (G6:G523=E2)* , where G could be my country column, and E2 is the Country I want to know the filtered summary for...
=SUMPRODUCT((G6:G523=E2)(E6:E523)(SUBTOTAL(9,OFFSET(E6:E523,ROW(E6:E523)-MIN(ROW(E6:E523)),0,1))))
I know, somebody is going to say "why don't you just filter by the country?"....well I might want a whole block of totals, and want to see the total for UK and the total for US beneath it.

Obtain group average for numerous groups that vary in size

I get the feeling this is close to impossible, but here goes. I have data structured like this:
Test Group 1
pass
fail
pass
fall
Test Group 2
pass
fail
Test Group 3
pass
fail
fail
pass
I want to be able to paste it into Excel and have Excel summarise the percentage of each test group. So it would end up looking like this:
Test Group 1 Percentage Pass: 50%
pass
fail
pass
fall
Test Group 2 Percentage Pass: 50%
pass
fail
Test Group 3 Percentage Pass: 50%
pass
fail
fail
pass
BUT as you can see the test group length is not set, and it may vary. I was hoping is that I might be able to create a formula that follows this logic:
if( A<n> contains "Test")
count A<n> +1 until A<n> contains "Test"
It seems like I'm asking a lot from Excel formulas. I have spent some of today writing a small C# app that will split the configs into separate files so that I could copy and paste separate files into Excel. But it would be great to have fewer steps!
--- UPDATE ----
There were three very interesting approaches to this problem proving nothing is impossible :p
I wanted a solution that allowed me to copy and paste results in and see a load of percentages pop up so I was always sort of looking for a formula solution HOWEVER, please take the time to look at pnuts and Jerrys answers as they reveal some useful features of Excel!
chuffs answer was the one I was looking for and it worked out of the box. For anyone who wants to delve deep into how it works and why, I broke the formula down into steps and filled in some help information. The key to these formulas is combining MATCH, OFFSET and the slightly more obvious SEARCH / FIND / LEFT (I used to use IFERROR(FIND type approach, LEFT seems cleaner :) )
Do look at the documentation for these formulas but to see it all in action with some examples see the Google Spreadsheets I created detailing chuffs answer:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqODI11eAjtldDhDd2dBcFhpZW9SXzEybGtMUWMwM3c#gid=0
---P.S---
For the record I did actually create a C++ program to prettify my data and ouput it as .csv files. If I had had this info I wouldn't have bothered but am glad I tried both routes, it was a fun learning adventure.
A single, array-formula solution to this problem is possible. It requires only that a stop value "Test" be added at the bottom of your column of data.
Assuming your data are in the range A2:A18, here is the formula that would compute the average in cell B2:
=IF(LEFT(A1,4)="Test",
COUNTIF(OFFSET(A1,1,0,MATCH("Test*",$A2:$A$18,0)-1,1),"pass")
/ COUNTA(OFFSET(A1,1,0,MATCH("Test*",$A2:$A$18,0)-1,1)),
"")
The key parts of the formula are expressions that calculate the ranges for the two count functions, COUNTIF and COUNTA.
The COUNTIF function - which counts the number of passes in a group - takes two arguments, the range for the count and the condition to be met by cells counted.
I use the OFFSET function to provide the count range. OFFSETtakes five arguments:
An anchor cell (if a range is provided, the function only uses the top left cell in the range).
The number of rows below (+) or above (-) the anchor cell that the range to be returned will begin.
The number of columns to the right (+) or left (-) of the anchor cell for the start of the return range.
The number of rows to return.
The number of columns to return.
For example, OFFSET(A1,5,2,4,1) will return the range C6:D9.
In the formula, the anchor cell is A1, the row offset is 1 and the column offset is 0, in other words, the start of the range to return is A2.
The number of rows to return is computed by the MATCH function. For the calculation of the average for the first test group, MATCH looks in the range A2:A18 for the row of the first cell that starts with the word 'Test'. A2 is the cell in the pass/fail column just below the cell that starts the test group.
The last cell in the column is A18, which has been added to the data and contains the word 'Test'. This prevents the formula from returning an error for the last test group. Otherwise, the match would return an error because it could not find another occurrence of Test beyond the start of the final group.
Also note that the anchor points for the match range, i.e., $A2:$A$18, leaves unanchored the row reference to the top of the range (the 2 in A2). That's so the range will adjust downward as the formula is copied down so as to find the next, not the previous, occurrence of 'Test'.
Finally, I decrease the number of return rows by 1 to exclude the Text that MATCH found, which belongs to the next group.
The COUNTA functions - which counts the total number of passes and fails in a group - uses the same OFFSET/MATCH expression to get the range for the group.
This is an array formula and so must be entered with the Control-Shift-Enter key combination. Copy the formula down to the bottom of the data (excluding the cell with the 'Test' stop value) to calculate the averages for each group.
For convenience, here is the formula without the breaks shown above. It can be directly pasted into the worksheet (remembering to confirm it with Control-Shift-Enter).
=IF(LEFT(A1,4)="Test",COUNTIF(OFFSET(A1,1,0,MATCH("Test*",$A2:$A$18,0)-1,1),"pass")/COUNTA(OFFSET(A1,1,0,MATCH("Test*",$A2:$A$18,0)-1,1)),"")
Basically Subtotal will meet the requirement, provided some fairly tedious layout adjustments are acceptable.
Preparation:
Assuming Test Group 1 is in A1, insert Row1 and ColumnA, with in A2 =IF(LEFT(B2,1)="T",B2,"") and in C2 =IFERROR(MATCH(B2,{"fail","pass"},0)-1,"") and both formulae copied down as required. (And change fall to fail in source!)
Subtotal:
Select A:C, Data > Outline – Subtotal, At each change in: (1) Test Group 1, Use function: Average, Add subtotal to: check (Column C), uncheck Summary below data, OK.
Tidy up:
1. Move A3:C3 to A1 and A2:C2 to A3.
2. Filter A:C and for ColumnB, Text Filters, Contains add Test, OK.
3. In C3 put ="Percentage Pass: "&C4*100&"%" and copy down to last row numbered in blue (should show #DIV/0!).
4. Highlight A:C for all the rows numbered in blue and embolden.
5. Hide ColumnA and, optionally, hide or delete Rows1:2.
6. Take off filter selection.
Hopefully with preparation as on the left the result would be similar to as shown on the right:
Example re comment to #Jerry's answer:
There are many ways to tackle this -- one possible easy solution is to add a column next to your pass/fail column that says (assuming column A):
=IF(A1="pass",100,0)
if you do that, then the average of those values would be equal to the percentage pass.

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