Try something like this:

Prev score in B2
New score in C2
D2: =CHOOSE(SIGN(C2-B2)+2,"Decrease","Same","Increase")

Copy D2 down as far as you need


Does that help?

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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP-Pro


"Michael" wrote:

Hi Folks - I have this data:

StudentID Pre-test Score Post-test Score
1 100 110
2 90 85
3 95 95

I'd like to create a formula that compares the two numbers, then determines
whether the post-test score was an increase, decrease or stayed the same.
Any ideas? Thanks.

Michael