You could use:
=SUM(COUNTIF(D3:D28,{"M","F"}))

or just
=COUNTIF(D3:D28,"M") + COUNTIF(D3:D28,"F")
(in one cell)


nospam wrote:

Hi

I am using the following formula to calculate the number of males and
females in my class lists.

It works well.

COUNTIF(D3:D28,"M")

COUNTIF(D3:D28,"F")

I want to count the total number of Males and Females, I am currently
using a a sum function on the range but is it possible to use an OR
expression inside a function?

Basically what I was looking for was a version of what follows (that
works!)

COUNTIF(D3:D28,"M" or "F")

so if there were 5 males and 7 females it would return the value 12.

this is more for my own education than anything else.

Thanks

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Dave Peterson