help for RAND
Your "else" in the IF can still lead to an 8.
This one's easy, because the 8 is smack in the middle if the set. So,
assuming he wants integers,
=IF(Rand()<0.5,RANDBETWEEN(1,7),RANDBETWEEN(9,15))
or
=IF(Rand()<0.5,0,8)) + RANDBETWEEN(1,7)
which is faster and cleaner.
For doubles,
=IF(Rand()<0.5,1,8+eps)+RAND()*(7-eps)
where eps is a very small number, say, 10E-300.
The eps is added in to avoid a possible (depending on the version of
Excel) 0.
HTH
Dave Braden
CaptainQuattro wrote:
jinvictor Wrote:
when i use RAND() to choose no between 1-15, every time i do it, no
changes, how to stop that happen?
Example: A1-1,A2-3,A3-12,but when i do A2, A1 change to different no.
and what can i do if i want to pick random no between 1-15 but i dont
want 8 to show up?
what can i do if i want a1-a140 showing random no between 1-15, but
every no show up equally?
To stop number in A1 from changing, enter formula, and press F9 before
pressing enter.
To elimate "8's": try formula
=IF(RAND()*(15-1)+1=8,RAND()*(7-1)+1,RAND()*(15-1)+1)
To produce same random number in a cells A1 TO A140 enter rand()...
formula in cell A1 and make formula in cells A2 to A140 = $A$1
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