With 2 helper columns, you can try something like this:
A3:A20 = your data
B3 = IF(A3=0,500,ROW()) (Copy down)
C3 = SMALL(B$3:B$20,ROW()-2) (Copy down)
D3 =
OFFSET(A3,INDIRECT("C"&RANDBETWEEN(ROW(),ROW()+COU NTIF(C3:C20,"<500")-1))-ROW(),0)
Hope this helps.
kathyxyz Wrote:
I have a list of twenty real number in A1 to A20.
How can I randomly select a number from the list, but not the one with
value = 0
If the selected number is zero, it will automatically select another
random number from the list.
The list is dynamic, so I don't know exactly when and where the ones
with zero value show up.
Thank you.
Katherine.
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