I want to find nearest value of a cell but don't know how.
In my excel sheet cell B1 has a value(LIST NAME) and cell B2 has other value which is to be searched with condition. If cell B1 has value GP_42(list name) then search the value of cell B2 withing list GP_42 (D4:D13) If cell B1 has value GP_42(list name) then se[![enter image description here][2]][2]arch the value of cell B2 withing list GP_42 (E4:E13). If value doesn't match then result should be the nearest matched value. Result should be display in the cell B3.
I'll assume you want the closest value. This means that you need the absolute (ABS function) of the difference between the value in GP_42 and your search value.
In B3 as an array formula¹,
=INDEX(GP_42, AGGREGATE(15, 6, ROW(GP_42)/(ABS(GP_42-B$2)=MIN(ABS(GP_42-B$2))), ROW(1:1))-ROW(GP_42)+1)
I have used ROW(1:1) to represent the number 1. This gives you the first encountered match. In my expanded examples, the third has two matches that meet the 'minimum difference' in B9 and B10. B10 is achieved by filling down. This advances ROW(1:1) to ROW(2:2) which represents 2 and gives you the second available match.
¹ Array formulas need to be finalized with Ctrl+Shift+Enter↵. If entered correctly, Excel with wrap the formula in braces (e.g. { and }). You do not type the braces in yourself. Once entered into the first cell correctly, they can be filled or copied down or right just like any other formula. Try and reduce your full-column references to ranges more closely representing the extents of your actual data. Array formulas chew up calculation cycles logarithmically so it is good practise to narrow the referenced ranges to a minimum. See Guidelines and examples of array formulas for more information.
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I am trying to figure an Excel formula and Google is not helping.
I almost have what I am trying to do, but need a 'dummy' column where I do the math in the column cells.
What this means:
1) What I have working:
Cell A1, with math formula (I wish to delete this 'dummy' cell and incorporate this into the formula in Cell B1, see further explanation below)
=SUM((6.75*1)+(5.73*2)+3)
Cell B1, with value from Cell A1 but limited to an integer less than or equal to 80
=IF(SUM(A1)>80, 80, SUM(A1))
Cell C1, with a value looking at Cell B1 and entering in this cell either 0 or any integer greater than 80
=IF(SUM(A1)>80,SUM(A1)-80,"0")
Note: This works perfectly, I change any values in the Cell A1 formula and it correctly reflects in Cells B1 & C1.
2) The missing piece:
I would like to combine the two formulas above in cells A1 & B1 into one cell, and still have the same results described above for each of the cells.
To articulate this another way is:
have a cell with a math formula,
calculate the results of that formula, and then,
enter back in the same cell that formulas results,
with the condition of 'less than or equal to 80'
while a formula in an adjacent cell is dependent on the calculated, but un-printed, value of the first cell.
As an example:
Using only Cells A1 and B1 in a spreadsheet, and combining the above working formulas (which do not work for me in Excel), it would look like this:
Cell A1:
=IF(SUM((6.75*10)+(5.73*7)+8.5)>80, 80, SUM(B21))
Note: Cell A1 formula from above, =SUM((6.75*1)+(5.73*2)+3), combined with Cell B1 formula from above, =IF(SUM(A1)>80, 80, SUM(A1)) (with the Cell A1 formula replacing both 'A1' values in the Cell B1 formula).
Cell B1:
=IF(SUM(A1)>80,SUM(A1)-80,"0")
Note: Identical to the Cell C1 formula above.
Is it possible to do this, calculate the results of a cell's formula, while a formula in an adjacent cell is dependent on the calculated, but un-printed, value of that first cell?
I realize writing this out, it's more complicated than I originally anticipated, which explains why Google wasn't getting me anywhere.
Thanks for any hints.
Phil
Strictly speaking, this is not possible. A cell has only 1 value and that is the result of all calculations. The IF statement is not hiding the value of the cell. It is changing the value.
A formula to another cell can only use the final value of the cell. It can't extract part of the formula in the other cell. There's no way for Excel to know which part to extract, even if there's only a single calculation in an IF statement.
That said, there is a different workaround possible in your case... and that is to change how your value is displayed through custom formatting. Formulas change the value of cells, whereas formatting changes how those values are displayed.
Place your formula in cell A1: =6.75*10+5.73*7+3
Right click on cell A1 and select Format Cells...
Make sure you're on the Number Tab
In the Category column, select Custom
Enter this formula in the Type box: [>80]"80";[<=80]General
Enter this formula in B1:=IF(A1>80,A1-80,0)
Check that the number format of B1 is still "General" or "Number"
The result is A1 has calculated and stored the actual value, but displays the text string "80" if it's value is above 80. You can then use the actual value from A1 in other formulas.
NOTE: This type of custom formatting is extremely poor practice as it can become very confusing and very error prone. The value of the cell is different to what it is showing and if other users are unaware, creating new formulas referring to the affected cell can unwittingly produce incorrect and/or unexpected results.
In particular, Excel tries to be helpful and can automatically copy the formatting from one cell to another if it is next to the original cell or if it refers to only the original cell in a basic formula. Copying and pasting also copies the formatting by default. Unintentionally copying the formatting to other cells will also alter how they appear.
Also note that you don't need to put SUM() around a formula that already had the addition operators included; and Excel uses order of operations so you don't need the brackets to do multiplication before addition.
Lastly, you could also just use =MAX(A1-80,0) in B1.
I am using INDEX(MATCH) to look up a value in one column using criteria from two different cells in another sheet. Here is the formula I am trying to use:
=INDEX(Sheet1!P:P,MATCH(1,(Sheet1!A:A=Sheet2!C$1)*(Sheet1!B:B=Sheet2!$B2),0))
Sheet1 is the array and column P contains the values I am wanting the formula to return. Column A in Sheet1 contains the values for the first criteria and Column B in Sheet1 contains the values for the second criteria. The criteria are represented in C1 and B2 of Sheet2. This will change as the cell is copied. Can anyone see any errors in this formula? It is returning a "value is not available for the formula or function."
This will have to be entered as an array formula¹ so the full column references should be cut down to a minimum size or you will experience unnecessary calculation lag as hundreds of thousands of blank cells are processed.
With text in column A,
=index(Sheet1!$P$1:index(Sheet1!$P:$P, match("zzz", Sheet1!$A:$A)),
match(1, (Sheet1!$A$1:index(Sheet1!$A:$A, match("zzz", Sheet1!$A:$A))=Sheet2!C$1)*
(Sheet1!$B$1:index(Sheet1!$B:$B, match("zzz", Sheet1!$A:$A))=Sheet2!$B2), 0))
With numbers or dates in column A,
=index(Sheet1!$P$1:index(Sheet1!$P:$P, match(1e99, Sheet1!$A:$A)),
match(1, (Sheet1!$A$1:index(Sheet1!$A:$A, match(1e99, Sheet1!$A:$A))=Sheet2!C$1)*
(Sheet1!$B$1:index(Sheet1!$B:$B, match(1e99, Sheet1!$A:$A))=Sheet2!$B2), 0))
You did not have absolute reference anchors (e.g. $ ) in the original Sheet1 range references but the way you had them set up for the criteria from Sheet2 led me to believe that you required them for both row and column.
If you have column header labels in row 1, change A1, B1 and P1 to A2, B2 and P2.
¹ Array formulas need to be finalized with Ctrl+Shift+Enter↵. If entered correctly, Excel with wrap the formula in braces (e.g. { and }). You do not type the braces in yourself. Once entered into the first cell correctly, they can be filled or copied down or right just like any other formula. Try and reduce your full-column references to ranges more closely representing the extents of your actual data. Array formulas chew up calculation cycles logarithmically so it is good practise to narrow the referenced ranges to a minimum. See Guidelines and examples of array formulas for more information.
So I have three columns I'm working with.
The first is a list of category IDs.
The second and third are category ID matched with unique user IDs.
I'm trying to say if the value in Column A matches the value in Column B, then return the value of every instance in Column C. VLOOKUP only returns the first value where there's a match, and I'm trying to return all values where there's a match.Thanks for any help!
Try this array formula in Cell D5 and drag to the right and down:
={INDEX($C:$C, SMALL(IF($A$1=$B:$B, ROW($B:$B)-MIN(ROW($B:$B))+1, ""), COLUMN(A1)))}
It will give all matches for the value in Cell A1 in a horizontal list.
Array formulas need to be finalized with Ctrl+Shift+Enter↵. If entered correctly, Excel with wrap the formula in braces (e.g. { and }). You do not type the braces in yourself. Once entered into the first cell correctly, they can be filled or copied down or right just like any other formula. Try and reduce your full-column references to ranges more closely representing the extents of your actual data. Array formulas chew up calculation cycles logarithmically so it is good practise to narrow the referenced ranges to a minimum. See Guidelines and examples of array formulas for more information.
The following code allows me to determine distinct values in a pivot table in Excel:
=SUMPRODUCT(($A$A:$A2=A2)*($B$2:$B2=B2))
See also: Simple Pivot Table to Count Unique Values
The code runs perfectly fine. However, can somebody help me understand how this code actually works?
You write: the following code allows me to determine distinct values in a pivot table in Excel
No. That formula alone does not do that. Read on for the explanation of what does.
There's a typo in the formula. It should be
=SUMPRODUCT(($A$2:$A2=A2)*($B$2:$B2=B2))
See the difference?
The formula starts in row 2 and is copied down. In each row, the $A$2 reference and the $B$2 reference will stay the same. The $ signs make them absolute references. The relative references $A2 and A2 will change their row numbers when copied down, so in row 3 the A2 will change to A3 and B2 will change to B3. In the next row it will be A4 and B4, and so on.
You may want to create a sample scenario with data similar to that in the thread you link to. Then use the "Evaluate Formula" tool on the Formulas ribbon to see step by step what is calculated. The formula evaluates from the inside out. Let's assume the formula has been copied down to row 5 and we are now looking at
=SUMPRODUCT(($A$2:$A5=A5)*($B$2:$B5=B5))
($A$2:$A5=A5) this bit compares all the cells from A2 to A5 with the value in A5. The result is an array of four values, either true or false. The next bit ($B$2:$B5=B5) also returns an array of true or false values.
These two arrays are multiplied and the result is an array of 1 or 0 values. Each array has the same number of values.
The first value of the first array will be multiplied with the first value of the second array. (see the red arrows)
The second value of the first array will be multiplied with the second value of the second array. (see the blue arrows)
and so on.
True * True will return 1, everything else will return 0. The result of the multiplication is:
The nature of the SumProduct function is to sum the result of the multiplications (the product), so that is what it does.
This function alone does not do anything at all to establish distinct values in Excel. In the thread you link to, the Sumproduct is wrapped in an IF statement and THAT is where the distinct values are identified.
=IF(SUMPRODUCT(($A$2:$A2=A2)*($B$2:$B2=B2))>1,0,1)
In plain words: If the combination of the value in column A of the current row and column B of the current row has already appeared above, return a zero, otherwise, return a 1.
This marks distinct values of the combined columns A and B.
Firts, i think you made a type here, as the formula should be :
=SUMPRODUCT(($A$2:$A2=A2)*($B$2:$B2=B2))
Let's decompose it in 2 parts:
First, we check the cells between A2 and A2, so only one cell, and we check the number of cells wich are equals to A2. In this case, the output should be 1, as you're comparing A2 with A2. However, you're not limited to compare A2 with A2. If you had chosen 2 cells equals to A2, the results would have been 2.You can compare as many cells as you want with A2 (replace the characters after the $ to modulate).
We do the same for the second bracket, except the pivot value is B2.
After that, you need to understand what the function SUMPRODUCT does. It sum the value of the product for a range of array. For example, say you have the value 1 on A1, 1 on A2, 2 on B1 and 3 on B2, if you make SUMPRODUCT((A1:A2)*(B1:B2)) , you will obtain (1*2) + (1*3) = 5. So, in the example you gave us, it will give the sum of (A2=A2)*(B2=B2) = 1.
So, it will output the number of pair (Ax,Bx) which is equals to (A2,B2). With the link, you can see that, if you select the first line only, the function will output 1 (and so the IF will output 1), but if you select the first 2 lines, the function will output 2, (and so the IF will output 0).
I hope this made sense to you, as i hoped i didn't make any mistakes along the explanation.
I have a series of numbers
0,1,99,5,5,98,9
They are unsorted and will remain that way.
I cannot use macros.
I want the answer 89 from a formula or an array formula.
89 is the biggest gap (between 9 and 98) in this series when sorted.
I want a formula, no vba, and no sorting my column or row.
I need a formula that sorts the list and subtracts one cell relative to the sorted list and gives the largest difference of the list of differences it creates.
so the list becomes 0,1,5,5,9,98,99
subtracts the current from the previous (na,1,4,0,4,89,1)
and gives me the max 89.
My list is a column of 7 rows.
This formula must be array-entered. In the formula RNG refers to the range where you have entered your numbers, e.g. A1:A7
=MAX(LARGE(RNG,ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&-1+COUNT(RNG))))-
LARGE(RNG,ROW(INDIRECT("2:"&COUNT(RNG)))))
To array-enter a formula, after entering
the formula into the cell or formula bar, hold down
ctrl-shift while hitting enter. If you did this
correctly, Excel will place braces {...} around the formula.
You can see how the formula works by using the Evaluate Formula option on the Formula Auditing tab of the Formulas ribbon.
In brief, the formula works by creating two arrays, sorted in order of size. The "K" value of the LARGE function is an array created by the ROW(INDIRECT sequence. The first returns
{1;2;3;4;5;6}
and the second returns
{2;3;4;5;6;7}
The two arrays of values returned would then be:
{99;98;9;5;5;1}
{98;9;5;5;1;0}
Subtracting one from the other results an array of the differences, and we find the MAX.
MAX(A:A) - LARGE(A:A,2) gives the difference between the largest and second-largest value if your numbers are in column A. Don't put this formula in column A.
Place the values in A1 thru A7 in any order!
In B1 enter:
=RANK(A1,$A$1:$A$7,0)+COUNTIF($A$1:$A1,A1)-1
and copy down thru B7
In C1 enter:
=INDEX($A$1:$A$7,MATCH(ROW(),B$1:B$7,0))
and copy down thru C7
In D2 enter:
=C1-C2
and copy down thru C7
Finally in E1 enter:
=MAX(C:C)
Column B represents the order of the values in column A if they were sorted. Column C contains the values of column A in sorted order. Column D are the differences and E1 gives the desired answer. Here is an example: