Hi there!
I completely agree with you that
SUMPRODUCT is a powerful function that can replace
SUMIF and
COUNTIF. It allows you to use multiple criteria to sum or count a range of cells. And the best part is that it doesn't require you to use an array formula like
SUMIFS or
COUNTIFS.
As for
INDEX/MATCH, it's a great alternative to
VLOOKUP,
HLOOKUP, and
LOOKUP. It's more flexible and efficient than
VLOOKUP, especially when dealing with large datasets. With
INDEX/MATCH, you can look up values in any column and return a value from any other column in the same row.
Here's an example of how to use
INDEX/MATCH:
- Let's say you have a table with customer names in column A and their corresponding sales figures in column B.
- You want to look up the sales figure for a specific customer, "John Smith".
- Instead of using VLOOKUP, you can use INDEX/MATCH like this:
Formula:
=INDEX(B:B,MATCH("John Smith",A:A,0))
- This formula will return the sales figure for "John Smith" from column B.
I hope this helps you discover the power of these amazing formulas!