I need a formula to return the value of Data for the last match of "Text". Row number is also acceptable. Macro is NOT acceptable. Name column is unsorted and cannot be sorted!
Only column "Name" is used as lookup value. I would rather use a/multiple helper column(s) instead of an array formula.
Row Name Data
1 Joe 10
2 Tom 20
3 Eva 30
4 Adam 40
5 Tom 21
LARGE only works with numbers, and VLOOKUP only returns the first match. LOOKUP only works sometimes, so its out too.
So if I wanted the last match for "Tom" then it should return "21".
Array formulas could be avoided with a helper column.
Suppose to have in F1 the name to match (i.e. Tom)
In the helper column row C2 enter
=IF(A2<>$F$1,0,row())
Then copy the formulas along your data.
Now the column C contains 0 for the unmatched names and the row number for the matched ones. Maxing the column yield the row of the solution.
Now the result is simple a matter of using the correct offset with the function offset:
=OFFSET(B1,max(C:C)-1,0)
PS: my copy of excel is in italian, so I can't test this english translaction of the formulas.
I think it's the easiest way to make it.
=LOOKUP("Tom";A2:B7)
Create a column with an array formula (enter it with Ctrl+Shift+Enter):
=VLOOKUP(MAX(IF($B$2:$B$6=B2, $A$2:A$6, 0)), $A$2:$C$6, 3, FALSE)
To make sure you did it right, click on the cell, and the formula should be shown encased in curly brackets ({}).
Note: This assumes that "Row" is in A1.
I have come up with a solution, but it requires that numbers in Data are concurrent, like so
Name Data
Joe 1
Tom 1
Eva 1
Adam 1
Tom 2
Tom 3
Eva 2
But thats okay, since that my data looks like that anyway. So if Name is used before then it must be the old highest +1 aka concurrent.
Name is A1 and Data is B1, and this formula goes into C2:
FLOOR(SQRT(2*SUMIF(A2:A7,A2,B2:B7)),1)
Related
I need to automatically obtain a sorted column of values from another given column values, like in the sample:
I have I need A unchanged, and also B obtained from A
A A B
-----------------
1 1 0
0 0 0
3 3 1
8 8 3
0 0 8
I mean if the values from A changes, the B should change accordignly...
Is that possible in MS Excel?
Here a sandbox and sample:
http://1drv.ms/1SkqMhS
If you put The formula =SMALL(A:A,ROW()) in B1 and copy down then the cells in B will be linked to the cells in A in such a way that the numbers in B will be the numbers in A in sorted order. This won't be efficient for larger ranges but will work fine for small to medium size ranges.
If you want the numbers to start in a lower row, say B2 because you have a header in B1, adjust ROW() to something like ROW()-1.
A word of warning: Use of ROW() can make a spreadsheet somewhat fragile in that formulas that involve it can change their meaning if rows are inserted or deleted or the block containing the formula is moved to somewhere else. Rather than using ROW(), there is something to be said for adding a helper column which numbers the data in A (which would then be in e.g. B) and referring to these numbers rather than small. For example, in:
If I put the formula
=SMALL($B$2:$B$5,A2)
In C1 and copy down, it works as intended. In response to a question you raised in the comments, I added still another column which gives an index where the corresponding value occurs. To do this I wrote in D2 (then copied) the formula
=MATCH(C2,$B$2:$B$5,0)
Of course. Highlight your range and in the Data tab, click "Sort", then you can choose how you want to sort your data:
If column B has information that is to be used with Column A (like next to A1 is "Car"), and you want to sort the whole table, based on Column A, then just select Columns A and B, then sort by column A.
Found the answer, thanks to John Coleman !
Just some minor details like cell value fixing (with $, like A$2)and the -1+ROW adjustment for the 1 header row!
Assume I have the following table:
A B C
1 Week 1 Week 2
2 Melissa 114.7 82.8
3 Mike 105.5 122.5
4 Andrew 102.3 87.5
5 Rich 105.3 65.2
The names are in column A, the Week values are in Row 1. (So A1 is blank, B1 = Week 1, and A2 = Melissa.)
I'm trying to build a formula that looks at all the values in a known range (in this example, B2:C5), chooses the highest value of the bunch (here, 122.5) and returns the name of the person from Column A that got that value. If I use this formula, it works for the values in range B2:B5:
=INDEX(A2:A5,MATCH(MAX(B2:B5),B2:B5,0))
That returns Melissa but if I expand the range to include more than just column B's values, I get an #N/A returned:
=INDEX(A2:A5,MATCH(MAX(B2:C5),B2:C5,0))
The weird part (to my simple brain) is that the MATCH portion of the formula works fine, if I just put in this formula, it returns the highest value of 122.5 from C3:
=MAX(B2:C5,B2:C5,0)
So clearly something it going wrong when I'm using either the MATCH or INDEX commands.
Hopefully this makes sense and someone can point out my error?
Try this:
=INDEX(A:A,MAX((B2:C5=MAX(B2:C5))*ROW(B2:C5)))
This is an array formula and must be confirmed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
Note: Match can only search one vector at a time. It can be one row or one column or one array. It cannot be two or more rows or columns or a 2D array.
Do it "twice"? Please try:
=INDEX(A2:A5,IFERROR(MATCH(MAX(B2:C5),B2:B5,0),MATCH(MAX(B2:C5),C2:C5,0)))
If you are going to have up to 52/53 weeks to cope with I'd suggest instead inserting a helper column with the MAX for each row. Make that an new (inserted) ColumnA (say =MAX(C2:BC2) etc.) and a simple VLOOKUP should serve, say:
=VLOOKUP(MAX(A:A),A:B,2,0)
I want to find the instance of a text within a set range.
The following formula will work in general and produce the following info:
=COUNTIFS($B$2:$B2;$B2)
Helper Name
1 Bob
2 Bob
1 John
2 John
3 John
However, with this formula within a Table and insert data into a new row, you get this at the second instance of John:
=COUNTIFS($B$2:$B6;$B5)
Help Name
1 Bob
2 Bob
1 John
3 John
3 John
While the second instance of John should be:
=COUNTIFS($B$2:$B5;$B5)
Since a table will automatically fill in the formula when adding another row, is there a different way to make this formula or an option to make this work?
Sadly, the following code won't work:
=COUNTIFS($B$2:$B&Row(B5);$B5)
Thanks for any support!
This is a known problem with tables, new rows and auto-filled formulas that use conventional cell references. If you maintain the table method of cell addressing, you can reshape the range parameter of COUNTIF with OFFSET and use a table cell reference for the adjoining cell in the Name column.
The formula in the first Helper column cell below the header is,
=COUNTIF(OFFSET([Name],0,0,ROW(1:1),1),[#Name])
OFFSET is another volatile function (like INDIRECT) that recalculates on any calculation cycle; not just ones where the values that affect its outcome change. If you have a large amount of data, calculation lag will quickly become annoying.
More on this at Use structured references in Excel table formulas
I have a worksheet containing names in 2 dimensions. Each row represents a general location, every other column represents a specific slot in that location (each location has the same number of available slots), alternating with a parameter belonging to that name. There is a name in each cell. Here's a simplified version to show what my data looks like:
Location 0 ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( )
Garden Tim 3 Pete 1 Oscar 1 Lucy 2
Room1 Lucy 1 Tim 1 Lucy 5 Anna 1
Kitchen Frank 1 Frank 2 Frank 1 Lucy 1
What I want to achieve is to highlight (using conditional formatting, I'm open to alternative methods though) each entry that also appears in another row. So basically it should highlight duplicates, but ignore duplicates in the same row. The first row and column are to be excluded from the operation (no big deal, I just don't select them), as are the parameter columns (this is a big deal, as this pretty much breaks everything I've tried including the first answers given). I have access to the entire meaningful data area (all cells containing names) by the name "entries" and all meaningful entries in a given row by the name "row".
In my example above, all Tim and Lucy entries should be highlighted because they have duplicates in other rows. Pete, Oscar and Anna are unique, so they're not highlighted. Frank, while having duplicates, only has them in the same row, no other row contains Frank, so he should not be highlighted. Excel's own highlight duplicates would highlight Frank, while handling all the others correctly.
How can I modify the conditional formatting's behaviour to ignore duplicates in the same row?
The following formula (thanks to #Dave) resulted in a #VALUE! error:
=(COUNTIF(entries;B2)-COUNTIF(row;B2))>0
or you could just do (no need for an IF() when used in Conditional Formatting Formula box:
=COUNTIF($B$2:$I$4;$B2)>COUNTIF($B2:$I2;$B2)
This single formula should prevent the parameters from being highlighted
select B2:I2 and
put this (exactly) in the conditional formatting box: =AND(NOT(ISNUMBER(B2));COUNTIF($B$2:$I$4;B2)>COUNTIF($B2:$I2;B2))
Something like this:
=(COUNTIF($B$2:$E$4,B2)-COUNTIF($B2:$E2,B2))>0
The first countif counts all instances in the range, the second one subtracts the count of entries in the row. If there are more instances in the entire range than in the row it returns true
Simple Excel Table such as
A B
1 John 5
2 John 7
3 John 9
4 Jill 25
5 John 21
6 John 22
7 Jill 50
8 John 100
9 John 2000
10 Jack 4
Using SUMIF, we can return the total assigned to John.
=SUMIF(A:A,"John",B:B)
Is there a way to return only the first 5 values that match the criteria? Or is there a way to return the 5 smallest values for John? Either would work.
Oh well. I'll go ahead and presume that you have Excel 2010 or later.
With e.g. "John" in D1, enter this formula in E1:
=SUMIFS($B$1:$B$10,$A$1:$A$10,D1,$B$1:$B$10,"<="&AGGREGATE(15,6,$B$1:$B$10/($A$1:$A$10=D1),5))
Copy down to give similar results for names in D2, D3, etc.
Regards
Formula:
=IF(COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)<=5,SUMIF($A$1:A1,A1,$B$1:B1),"")
The last value shown for each person will be the sum of the first (up to)5 values for that person. Just copy and paste values then sort.
Your sample data would show the same result for either the first 5 or lowest 5 as John's numbers are in ascending order. If that is not always the case or if you need to provide compatibility to versions of Excel earlier than 2010 I would offer the following. Note that in my sample image, I've resorted the numerical values in descending order to illustrate the difference.
For John's first 5 values (E2 in the sample image):
=SUM(INDEX(($B$2:$B$11)*($A$2:$A$11=D2)*(ROW($1:$10)<=SMALL(INDEX(ROW($1:$10)+($A$2:$A$11<>D2)*1E+99,,), 5)),,))
For John's lowest 5 values (F2 in the sample image):
=SUMPRODUCT(SMALL(INDEX(($B$2:$B$11)+($A$2:$A$11<>D2)*1E+99,,),ROW($1:$5)))
These are standard formulas. Any array processing is supplied by INDEX and/or SUMPRODUCT. Ctrl+Shift+Enter is not required. Some form of error control may be necessary when there are less than 5 matching values; a simple IF(COUNTIF(), <formula>) would suffice. When transcribing these type of formulas it is important to note that ROW(1:10) is the position within B2:B11 or A2:A11, not the actual row on the worksheet.
In C1 enter:
=IF(A1="John",1,0)
In C2 enter:
=IF(A2="John",1+MAX($C$1:C1),0)
and copy down. Then use:
=SUMPRODUCT((A:A="John")*(B:B)*(C:C<6))
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Assuming John in D1 you can get the sum of the 5 smallest values for John with this array formula
=SUM(SMALL(IF(A$1:A$100=D1,B$1:B$100),{1,2,3,4,5}))
confirm with CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER and copy down for to work for all names in the list