I have a list of different names that I would like to duplicate each one by 3 copies of itself. For instance:
A
B
C
D
E
to the following:
A
A
A
B
B
B
C
C
C
D
D
D
E
E
E
How I would I accomplish this in excel? Can it be done in Excel?
There are SOOO many ways to do this... One way would be using something along the lines of the OFFSET() function like so:
Supposing your original list was in cells A1:A5, say. You could then put this formula where you want it:
=OFFSET($A$1,ROUNDDOWN((ROW(A1)-1)/5,0),0)
and drag it down for the 25 rows you want.
In essence, what you're saying is:
Offset cell A1 by ROUNDDOWN((ROW(A1)-1)/5,0) rows and 0 columns.
Looking at that ROUNDDOWN() function:
Row(A1) = 1 (Similarly, Row(A2) = 2, etc...
(Row(A1)-1) / 5 = 0/5 ; 1/5 ; 2/5 ; .....
Rounddowwn(...) means 0/5 to 4/5 becomes 0 ; 5/5 to 9/5 becomes 1 ; etc
Therefore, it will offset A1 by 0 rows and 0 columns 5 times then by 1 row and 0 columns for the next 5, etc.
Hope that makes sense :)
EDIT:
The original question asked for 3 copies of each value, not 5 - I'm leaving the answer as-is purposefully with this edit so someone else can see how to change it to any number of repetitions as wanted... All that would change would be:
=OFFSET($A$1,ROUNDDOWN((ROW(A1)-1)/3,0),0)
Simply, divide by 3 rather than 5 for that to occur...
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Consider the sheet below:
A
B
1
4
3
5
2
2
5
0
4
1
I want to find if there is a match for each row of column 1 with any row of column 2. So ideally this would give me:
A
B
C
1
4
Yes
3
5
No
2
2
Yes
5
0
Yes
4
1
Yes
As a first and simple step, I am using =MATCH(A2,B2:B6) to get the index of the match and then manually calling this across the rows to get something like this:
A
B
C
1
4
6
3
5
-
2
2
3
5
0
2
4
1
1
I am now having a problem:
I want to apply this for a row of 500 in A and 2000 in B. I was thinking of manually filling in the first few rows and then select and drag over the first 500 rows. This however does not work as for each subsequent cell, it just changes the formula to =MATCH(A(N +1),B2 + N:B6 + N) which gives me wrong values and at worst, just repeats the older pattern ahead.
Can anyone help me with how I can just use the MATCH function to find all the values in A that are present in B?
Let me continue where you arrived:
=MATCH(A2,B2:B6,0)
(You forgot the last zero)
This formula is correct, but it is also wrong.
???
Well, when you drag it down, you get:
=MATCH(A3,B3:B7,0)
This is not what you want: you want the search term (A2) to change into A3 but you want the search array (B2:B6) not to change. In order to get this done, you need to work with absolute references. This looks like this:
=MATCH(A2,B$2:B$6,0)
When you drag this down, this is what you get:
=MATCH(A3,B$2:B$6,0)
=> ok so far.
Problem now: you need to translate your current results (a number or #N/A) into "yes" or "no". This can be done in numerous ways, let me give you an example:
=IF(ISERROR(MATCH(A2,B$2:B$6,0)),"No","Yes")
One remark: there exists an IFERROR() function in Excel, but this does not have an "else"-clause, hence the choice for the IF(ISERROR( combination.
Within Sheets you may try this out:
=index(if(len(A2:A),if(ifna(xmatch(A2:A,B2:B)),"Yes","No"),))
If you want to separate those matching values then could use FILTER() function.
=FILTER(A1:A5,COUNTIFS(B1:B9,A1:A5))
And for YES, NO dynamically, try MAP() function.
=MAP(A1:A5,LAMBDA(x,ISNUMBER(XMATCH(x,B:B))))
=IF(B2=$C$1, C2, IF(B2=$D$1, D2, IF(B2 =$E$1,E2, IF(B2=$F$1,F2))))
# Answer A B C D number
1 A 2 1 3 0 2
2 B 1 5 0 0 5
i have 100 questions
Although your question is not clear, it seems you are trying to achieve number column by matching answer column. You can try INDEX/MATCH following way.
=INDEX(B2:E2,,MATCH(A2,$B$1:$E$1,0))
Thanks so much for looking at my question! I am trying to create a formula that subtracts a specific value from another formula. However, that specific value may change.
Example:
A B C D
1 1 100 =(2000 - ( if A = 1, i want to subtract the C value where B =1))
1 2 250
1 3 310
1 4 .
2 1
2 2 =((2000 - ( if A = 2, i want to subtract the C value where B =1))
2 3
2 4
3 1
3 2
3 3
3 4
(A,B,C,D are the columns)
Hopefully this makes sense! I am trying to subtract the C value that goes along with the B1 value for each different A.
I was thinking an index match of some sort but wasnt exactly sure how to do that when the A's change. Thanks so much in advance for help!
INDIRECT or INDEX functions can help you. See this answer.
Would something like a nested if function work for you here? For example:
=IF(A2=1,IF(B2=1,2000-C2,"Enter calculation if B2<>1"),"Enter calculation if A2"<>1)
If this works, then you can simply copy/paste the function down the rows in column D.
The title may be confusing/misleading; I'm frankly having trouble trying to say what I need in a concise manner.
I have 2 lists of distinct values in Excel.
List A:
1
2
3
List B:
C
D
E
I need to create a sheet that shows a one to many relationship where List A is the 'One' and list B is the 'Many'. So the result would be something like :
Ouput:
1 C
1 D
1 E
2 C
2 D
2 E
3 C
3 D
3 E
The results are not concatenated and are in their own cols/rows. Any suggestions?
Assuming list 1 is in A1:A3, list to is in B1:B3. Then in D1 put :
=IF(CEILING(ROW()/ROWS($A$1:$A$3),1)>ROWS($A$1:$A$3),"",INDIRECT("A"&CEILING(ROW()/ROWS($A$1:$A$3),1),TRUE))
and in E1 :
=IF(CEILING(ROW()/ROWS($B$1:$B$3),1)>ROWS($B$1:$B$3),"",INDIRECT("B"&IF(MOD(ROW(),ROWS($B$1:$B$3))=0,ROWS($B$1:$B$3),MOD(ROW(),ROWS($B$1:$B$3))),TRUE))
and drag both downwards.
Idea : Use row() to 'guide' how the which cell will indirect() address to. You can test the given mod() and ceiling function separately to 'examine' how the pattern works. [do ask if you didn't get it.] (:
please share if it works/not.
I had to do a little work with excel but I am stuck at the following point:
A B C D E F ....
1
2
3 "A" 1
4 "B" 0
5 "C" 1
6 "D" 2
7
8
9
My table looks something like this.
In B3:B6 I do have 4 names, in C3:C6, I do have the corresponding scores.
Now, I would like to order the names by their given points and display them in E3:E6
I am not that familiar with excel so I am very happy for any help.
Greetings,
Finn
First get the numbers in order with Large Function:
=LARGE($C$3:$C$6,ROW(A1))
Put that in F3 and copy down 4. It will list the numbers in order.
Then in E3 put this formula:
=INDEX(B:B,AGGREGATE(15,6,ROW($C$3:$C$6)/($C$3:$C$6=F3),COUNTIF($F$3:F3,F3)))
Which looks up the corresponding name.