"RagDyeR" wrote:

If the column might contain blank cells, try this:

=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A30<"")/COUNTIF(A1:A30,A1:A30&""))
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HTH,

RD
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"LatinViolin" wrote in message
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there are 3 values in a column. they are 2, 2, 3. what formula or function
do i use to determine how many different values exist in this set. the
answer is 2. there are two different values, 2 & 3. please help
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cell man