Determining a winner from multiple criteria - excel-formula
I am trying to determine group winners from points earned (firstly) then margins in Excel 2010.
In Column 1 there are 4 names, column 2 has points earned from wins and draws. If more than one of these are the maximum value, I then want to determine the winner of those, by the margins entered in the third column.
Any Ideas?
You can do it using this formula:
=INDEX(A2:A5,MAX(IF(B2:B5*10^5+C2:C5=MAX(B2:B5*10^5+C2:C5),ROW(B2:B5),""))-1)
Where:
MAX(B2:B5*10^5+C2:C5) calculates a weighted score, which considers column C only when values in column B are equal (10^5 is just a random value, what's important is that minimum difference between scores after the multiplication should be bigger than maximum margin)
=MAX(IF(B2:B5*10^5+C2:C5=MAX(...),ROW(B2:B5),"")) - determines the row with the highest weighted score
=INDEX(A2:A5,MAX(...)-1) - returns the team with the highest weighted score (-1 is there for correction of the difference of scales (INDEX counts withing selected area, while row number is given from nested expression))
This is an array formula, so you need to press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER after inserting it.
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Do you mean that your range includes values of less than 0 and/or larger than 5 and empty, but you only want to calculate value from 0 to 5? I think you'd better use pair of SUMIFS and COUNTIFS, with set of your conditions (>=0, <=5, not blank...). For example, assumed your value range B1:B6: =SUMIFS(B1:B6,B1:B6,">=0",B1:B6,"<=5")/COUNTIFS(B1:B6,">=0",B1:B6,"<=5") This give out result of average of 2.5 And please note that COUNTIFS or AVERAGE... they do not count empty cells by default.
Calculate maximum of a subrange in a table based on multiple conditions
I want to calculate the maximum amount of rain fallen on a day. Column B contains the date as YYYYMMDD (value, not text) Column C contains the number of the hour of measurement (ranging from 1 until 24) Column N contains the amount of rain fallen in [mm] : 0 if no rain; positive integer if rain has fallen What formula calculates the maximum amount of rain fallen on a day? So: for january 4th I want to sum N2:N25 for january 5th I want to sum N26:N49 etc. and return the maximum of those calculated values REMARK: a value of -1 in column N indicates 'not measured' and shoudl be treated as 'no rain' (= 0)
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=MAX(SUMIF(N2:N25,">"&0),SUMIF(N26:N49,">"&0),SUMIF(N50:N73,">"&0),SUMIF(N74:N97,">"&0),SUMIF(N98:N121,">"&0),SUMIF(N122:N145,">"&0),SUMIF(N146:N169,">"&0),SUMIF(N170:N193,">"&0),SUMIF(N194:N217,">"&0),SUMIF(N218:N241,">"&0),SUMIF(N242:N265,">"&0),SUMIF(N266:N289,">"&0),SUMIF(N290:N313,">"&0),SUMIF(N314:N337,">"&0),SUMIF(N338:N361,">"&0),SUMIF(N362:N385,">"&0),SUMIF(N386:N409,">"&0),SUMIF(N410:N433,">"&0),SUMIF(N434:N457,">"&0),SUMIF(N458:N481,">"&0),SUMIF(N482:N505,">"&0),SUMIF(N506:N529,">"&0),SUMIF(N530:N553,">"&0),SUMIF(N554:N577,">"&0),SUMIF(N578:N601,">"&0),SUMIF(N602:N625,">"&0),SUMIF(N626:N649,">"&0),SUMIF(N650:N673,">"&0),SUMIF(N674:N697,">"&0),SUMIF(N698:N721,">"&0),SUMIF(N722:N745,">"&0),SUMIF(N746:N769,">"&0),SUMIF(N770:N793,">"&0),SUMIF(N794:N817,">"&0),SUMIF(N818:N841,">"&0),SUMIF(N842:N865,">"&0),SUMIF(N866:N889,">"&0),SUMIF(N890:N913,">"&0),SUMIF(N914:N937,">"&0),SUMIF(N938:N961,">"&0),SUMIF(N962:N985,">"&0),SUMIF(N986:N1009,">"&0),SUMIF(N1010:N1033,">"&0),SUMIF(N1034:N1057,">"&0),SUMIF(N1058:N1081,">"&0),SUMIF(N1082:N1105,">"&0),SUMIF(N1106:N1129,">"&0),SUMIF(N1130:N1153,">"&0),SUMIF(N1154:N1177,">"&0),SUMIF(N1178:N1201,">"&0),SUMIF(N1202:N1225,">"&0),SUMIF(N1226:N1249,">"&0),SUMIF(N1250:N1273,">"&0),SUMIF(N1274:N1297,">"&0),SUMIF(N1298:N1321,">"&0),SUMIF(N1322:N1345,">"&0),SUMIF(N1346:N1369,">"&0),SUMIF(N1370:N1393,">"&0),SUMIF(N1394:N1417,">"&0),SUMIF(N1418:N1441,">"&0),SUMIF(N1442:N1465,">"&0),SUMIF(N1466:N1489,">"&0),SUMIF(N1490:N1513,">"&0),SUMIF(N1514:N1537,">"&0),SUMIF(N1538:N1561,">"&0),SUMIF(N1562:N1585,">"&0),SUMIF(N1586:N1609,">"&0),SUMIF(N1610:N1633,">"&0),SUMIF(N1634:N1657,">"&0),SUMIF(N1658:N1681,">"&0),SUMIF(N1682:N1705,">"&0),SUMIF(N1706:N1729,">"&0),SUMIF(N1730:N1753,">"&0),SUMIF(N1754:N1777,">"&0),SUMIF(N1778:N1801,">"&0),SUMIF(N1802:N1825,">"&0),SUMIF(N1826:N1849,">"&0),SUMIF(N1850:N1873,">"&0),SUMIF(N1874:N1897,">"&0),SUMIF(N1898:N1921,">"&0),SUMIF(N1922:N1945,">"&0),SUMIF(N1946:N1969,">"&0),SUMIF(N1970:N1993,">"&0),SUMIF(N1994:N2017,">"&0),SUMIF(N2018:N2041,">"&0),SUMIF(N2042:N2065,">"&0),SUMIF(N2066:N2089,">"&0),SUMIF(N2090:N2113,">"&0),SUMIF(N2114:N2137,">"&0),SUMIF(N2138:N2161,">"&0),SUMIF(N2162:N2185,">"&0),SUMIF(N2186:N2209,">"&0),SUMIF(N2210:N2233,">"&0),SUMIF(N2234:N2257,">"&0),SUMIF(N2258:N2281,">"&0),SUMIF(N2282:N2305,">"&0),SUMIF(N2306:N2329,">"&0),SUMIF(N2330:N2353,">"&0),SUMIF(N2354:N2377,">"&0),SUMIF(N2378:N2401,">"&0),SUMIF(N2402:N2425,">"&0),SUMIF(N2426:N2449,">"&0),SUMIF(N2450:N2473,">"&0),SUMIF(N2474:N2497,">"&0),SUMIF(N2498:N2521,">"&0),SUMIF(N2522:N2545,">"&0),SUMIF(N2546:N2569,">"&0),SUMIF(N2570:N2593,">"&0),SUMIF(N2594:N2617,">"&0),SUMIF(N2618:N2641,">"&0),SUMIF(N2642:N2665,">"&0),SUMIF(N2666:N2689,">"&0),SUMIF(N2690:N2713,">"&0),SUMIF(N2714:N2737,">"&0),SUMIF(N2738:N2761,">"&0),SUMIF(N2762:N2785,">"&0),SUMIF(N2786:N2809,">"&0),SUMIF(N2810:N2833,">"&0),SUMIF(N2834:N2857,">"&0),SUMIF(N2858:N2881,">"&0),SUMIF(N2882:N2905,">"&0),SUMIF(N2906:N2929,">"&0),SUMIF(N2930:N2953,">"&0),SUMIF(N2954:N2977,">"&0),SUMIF(N2978:N3001,">"&0),SUMIF(N3002:N3025,">"&0),SUMIF(N3026:N3049,">"&0),SUMIF(N3050:N3073,">"&0),SUMIF(N3074:N3097,">"&0),SUMIF(N3098:N3121,">"&0),SUMIF(N3122:N3145,">"&0),SUMIF(N3146:N3169,">"&0),SUMIF(N3170:N3193,">"&0),SUMIF(N3194:N3217,">"&0),SUMIF(N3218:N3241,">"&0),SUMIF(N3242:N3265,">"&0),SUMIF(N3266:N3289,">"&0),SUMIF(N3290:N3313,">"&0),SUMIF(N3314:N3337,">"&0),SUMIF(N3338:N3361,">"&0),SUMIF(N3362:N3385,">"&0),SUMIF(N3386:N3409,">"&0),SUMIF(N3410:N3433,">"&0),SUMIF(N3434:N3457,">"&0),SUMIF(N3458:N3481,">"&0),SUMIF(N3482:N3505,">"&0),SUMIF(N3506:N3529,">"&0),SUMIF(N3530:N3553,">"&0),SUMIF(N3554:N3577,">"&0),SUMIF(N3578:N3601,">"&0),SUMIF(N3602:N3625,">"&0),SUMIF(N3626:N3649,">"&0),SUMIF(N3650:N3673,">"&0),SUMIF(N3674:N3697,">"&0),SUMIF(N3698:N3721,">"&0),SUMIF(N3722:N3745,">"&0),SUMIF(N3746:N3769,">"&0),SUMIF(N3770:N3793,">"&0),SUMIF(N3794:N3817,">"&0),SUMIF(N3818:N3841,">"&0),SUMIF(N3842:N3865,">"&0),SUMIF(N3866:N3889,">"&0),SUMIF(N3890:N3913,">"&0),SUMIF(N3914:N3937,">"&0),SUMIF(N3938:N3961,">"&0),SUMIF(N3962:N3985,">"&0),SUMIF(N3986:N4009,">"&0),SUMIF(N4010:N4033,">"&0),SUMIF(N4034:N4057,">"&0),SUMIF(N4058:N4081,">"&0),SUMIF(N4082:N4105,">"&0),SUMIF(N4106:N4129,">"&0),SUMIF(N4130:N4153,">"&0),SUMIF(N4154:N4177,">"&0),SUMIF(N4178:N4201,">"&0),SUMIF(N4202:N4225,">"&0),SUMIF(N4226:N4249,">"&0),SUMIF(N4250:N4273,">"&0),SUMIF(N4274:N4297,">"&0),SUMIF(N4298:N4321,">"&0),SUMIF(N4322:N4345,">"&0),SUMIF(N4346:N4369,">"&0),SUMIF(N4370:N4393,">"&0),SUMIF(N4394:N4417,">"&0),SUMIF(N4418:N4441,">"&0),SUMIF(N4442:N4465,">"&0),SUMIF(N4466:N4489,">"&0),SUMIF(N4490:N4513,">"&0),SUMIF(N4514:N4537,">"&0),SUMIF(N4538:N4561,">"&0),SUMIF(N4562:N4585,">"&0),SUMIF(N4586:N4609,">"&0),SUMIF(N4610:N4633,">"&0),SUMIF(N4634:N4657,">"&0),SUMIF(N4658:N4681,">"&0),SUMIF(N4682:N4705,">"&0),SUMIF(N4706:N4729,">"&0),SUMIF(N4730:N4753,">"&0),SUMIF(N4754:N4777,">"&0),SUMIF(N4778:N4801,">"&0),SUMIF(N4802:N4825,">"&0),SUMIF(N4826:N4849,">"&0),SUMIF(N4850:N4873,">"&0),SUMIF(N4874:N4897,">"&0),SUMIF(N4898:N4921,">"&0),SUMIF(N4922:N4945,">"&0),SUMIF(N4946:N4969,">"&0),SUMIF(N4970:N4993,">"&0),SUMIF(N4994:N5017,">"&0),SUMIF(N5018:N5041,">"&0),SUMIF(N5042:N5065,">"&0),SUMIF(N5066:N5089,">"&0),SUMIF(N5090:N5113,">"&0),SUMIF(N5114:N5137,">"&0),SUMIF(N5138:N5161,">"&0),SUMIF(N5162:N5185,">"&0),SUMIF(N5186:N5209,">"&0),SUMIF(N5210:N5233,">"&0),SUMIF(N5234:N5257,">"&0)) 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How to achieve equal Sum Values horizontally and vertically in Excel
I'm working on this for a week now and still could not get the result I want. What I want is to have an equal result between the horizontal total and vertical total when summing up every columns in excel. Please consider this worksheet. Every TSalary values in each row is equal to each values in its row in Gross Pay Columns. The same thing also in TDeductions with the columns in Deductions. However, after summing up each row and getting its overall total in AD13 & AE13, I am not getting the same value with the total when summing up every columns in gross pay and deductions.
In column AE you seem to have rounded each value to the nearer cent. In cell N13 you have summed the unrounded values. The 4 half-cents (in column N) that have thus been rounded to a full cent cause your total to be 2 cents higher than the total of the unrounded amounts. You need to be consistent when applying roundings if you wish your totals to be consistent.
Median Selling Price Excel Table
I have a spreadsheet with different products, listing units and retail value sold like the example below Product Units Value A 10 100 B 15 80 C 30 560 I'd like to compare the Average Selling Price with the Median Selling price, so I am looking for a quick formula to accurately calculate the median. The median function requires the entire series, so for Product A above I would need 10 instances of 10 etc. How can I calculate the Median quickly considering the condensed form of my data?
Without writing your own VBA function to do this there are a couple of approaches that can be taken. The first expands the data from its compressed frequency count format to generate the full set of observations. This can be done manually or formulaically. On the assumption the latter is required, it can be achieved using a few columns. All the blue cells are formulae. Column Eis simply the cumulative of column B and F is an adjusted version of this. Column H is just the values 1 to 55, the total number of observations given by cell L2. Column I uses the MATCH() with its final argument as 1 to match each observation in H against the adjusted cumulative in F. Column J uses the INDEX() function to generate the value of the observation. (Observations 1-10 have value 100, 11-25 have value 80 and 26-55 have value 560 in this example). The MEDIAN() function is used in cell M2 with column J as its argument. This approach can be refined to take account of varying numbers of products and data points through the use of the OFFSET function to control the range arguments of the MATCH(), INDEX() and MEDIAN functions. And, of course, adjacent cells in columns I and J could be combined using a single formula - I've shown them separately for ease of explanation. The second approach involves sorting the data by value (so in this case the data rows would become Product B in row 2, product A in row 3 and product C left as-is in row 4). It is then a case of identifying the middle observation number (if the number of observations is odd) or the middle pair of observation numbers (if the number of observations is even) and then determining the value(s) corresponding to this/these middle observation(s). In this approach the adjusted cumulative in column F is still used but rather than explicitly calculating the values in column I and J for every observation it can now be restricted to just the middle observation(s).
I think there is no way around compromises. Either using big amounts of helper cells or having the table sorted by the values.
Helper cells:
Formula in F4:AS6:
=IF(COLUMN()<COLUMN($F$4)+$B4,$C4,"end")
Formula in D2:
=MEDIAN(F4:AS6)
Sorted:
Formula in F4 downwards:
=SUM($B$3:B3)+1
Formula in D2:
=SUM(LOOKUP(INT(SUM(B4:B6)/2+{0.5,1}),F4:F6,C4:C6))/2
Ranking in Excel with multiple criteria
For example, I need to create a merit list of few student based on total marks (column C), then higher marks in math (column B) - A B C D ------------------------- Student1 80 220 1 Student2 88 180 3 Student3 90 180 2 Expected merit position is given in column D. I can use RANK function but I can only do that for one column (total number). If total number of multiple student is equal, I could not find any solution of this.
You can try this one in D1 =COUNTIF($C$1:$C$99,">"&C1)+1+SUMPRODUCT(--($C$1:$C$99=C1),--($B$1:$B$99>B1)) and then copy/fill down. let me know if this helps. Explanation Your first criteria sits in column C, and the second criteria sits in Column B. Basically, first it is counting the number of entries ($C$1:$C$99) that are bigger than the entry itself ($C1). For the first one in the ranking, you will get zero, therefore you need to add 1 to each result (+1). Until here, you will get duplicate rankings if you have the same value twice. Therefore you need to add another argument to do some extra calculations based on the second criteria: To resolve the tie situation, you need to sumproduct two array formulas and add the result to the previous argument, the goal is to find the number of entries that are equal to this entry with $C$1:$C$99=C1 and have a bigger value in the second criteria column $B$1:$B$99>B1: you add -- to convert TRUE and FALSE to 0s and 1s so that you can multiply them: SUMPRODUCT(--($C$1:$C$99=C1),--($B$1:$B$99>B1)) the first array is to see how many ties you have in the first criteria. And the second array is to find the number of bigger values than the entry itself. Note you can add as many entries as you like to your columns, but remember to update the ranges in the formula, currently it is set to 99, you can extend it to as many rows as you want.
Sometimes a helper column will provide a quick and calculation-efficient solution. Adding the math marks to the total marks as a decimal should produce a number that will rank according to your criteria. In an unused column to the right, use this formula in row 2, =C2+B2/1000 Fill down as necessary. You can now use a conventional RANK function on this helper column like =RANK(D2, D$2:D$9) for your ranking ordinals.
Very simple (or, at least, much more simpler that the one provided by the best answer) 'math' solution: do a linear combination with weights. Do something like weighted_marks = 10*colC + colB then sort weighted marks using simple rank function. It does solve your problem, bulding the ranking you need.
If you don't like to limit the number of rows or the numbers used in the criteria, Jeeped's approach can be extended. You can use the following formulas in cells D2 to L2, assuming that there are three criteria, the first one in column A, the second one in column B, and the third one in column C: =RANK($A2,$A:$A,1) =RANK($B2,$B:$B,1) =D2*2^27+E2 =RANK(F2,F:F,1) =RANK($C2,$C:$C,1) =G2*2^27+H2 =RANK(I2,I:I,1) =J2*2^27-ROW() =RANK(K2,K:K,0) The formulas have to be copied down. The result is in column L. Ties are broken using the row number. If you like to add a fourth criterion, you can do the following after having the formulas above in place: Add the new criterion between columns C and D. Insert three new columns between columns I and J. Copy columns G:I to the new columns J:L. Copy column G to column M, overwriting its content. Change the formula in column L to point to the new criterion. The factor 2^27 used in the formulas balances the precision of 53 bits available in double-precision numbers. This is enough to cover the row limit of current versions of Excel.