My apologies--it does work. I had copied the formula from a WORD document
where I was using a tiny font which was different from the other cells on my
worksheet and so I didn't see the result.

"NavyPianoMan" wrote:

Thanks.
Why won't this "normal" formula work?
=LOOKUP(V2,{45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100}, {"Prob","SatMed","SatHigh","GoodLow","GoodMed","Go odHigh","ExLow","ExMed","ExHigh","OutLow","OutMed" ,"OutHigh"})
(V2 is formatted as a "number" with 2 decimal places.)
I just want, for example, a result (cumulative score) of 81.67 (found in
cell V2) to generate an "ExMed" value. Am I losing my mind? Or perhaps I
just don't get it...
--NavyPianoMan

"Niek Otten" wrote:

Here you could use a "normal" VLOOKUP formula, like


=VLOOKUP(O2,'M4'!D2:E13,2)

Or of course a variation with the INDIRECT() function

Your data should be sorted ascending

You could use the INDEX/MATCH formula too; just change the -1 to 1

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel


"NavyPianoMan" wrote in message
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| Great! That worked for the run times (sorted descending--meaning
| better=faster=higher points). I tried to copy the formula to the pushups
| column, but it didn't work there. Maybe it's because that column is sorted
| differently (ascending--meaning better=more pushups=higher points)??
| Here's an example from my document:
| The applicable worksheet for this example is 'M4'--still found in cell I2.
| The lookup-value is in cell O2=70. This value should yield 85
| points--because it's higher than 69 but not quite 74.
| Col'D' Col'E'
| Push-Ups Points
| 31 45
| 35 50
| 38 55
| 41 60
| 48 65
| 57 70
| 64 75
| 67 80
| 69 85
| 74 90
| 78 95
| 80 100
|
|
| "Niek Otten" wrote:
|
| With the category in S3:
|
| =INDEX(INDIRECT(S3&"!H2:H13"),MATCH(S2,INDIRECT(S3 &"!G2:G13"),-1))
|
| --
| Kind regards,
|
| Niek Otten
| Microsoft MVP - Excel
|
| "NavyPianoMan" wrote in message
| ...
| | That worked, thanks! Here's the next question...(the $100million question)...
| | That formula worked for an individual case--now I want to globalize it.
| | I want the PROGRAM to determine the appropriate worksheet from which to
| | generate the result (so I don't have to enter the worksheet names for each
| | age category myself).
| | In the case below, 'M4' referenced the worksheet that has the run scores for
| | MALES in age category 4 (30-34 years).
| | In the data that follows, M4 comes from merging the values in columns "M/F"
| | (Male/Female--which is a manual input, "M") and "Age Cat." [Age
| | Category--which is derived from the formula
| | =LOOKUP(G2,{17,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65},{"1" ,"2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","11"}),
| | "4"], having already computed the person's age (difference betw. current date
| | and their birthdate).
| | M/F Age Age Cat. CAT.
| | M 31 4 M4
| | Thanks for the help!
| | --NavyPianoMan
| |
| |
| | "Niek Otten" wrote:
| |
| | Sort your data descending (on column G) and use this formula:
| |
| | =INDEX('M4'!H2:H13,MATCH(S2,'M4'!G2:G13,-1))
| |
| | --
| | Kind regards,
| |
| | Niek Otten
| | Microsoft MVP - Excel
| |
| | "NavyPianoMan" wrote in message
| | ...
| | | In the following example, the time "13:15" generates the points "65". I want
| | | it to generate the points "60". The formula seems to be connecting the
| | | lookup-value S2 (13:15) with the 65 row. I need it to chose the 60 row,
| | | because the time 13:15 is not fast enough to belong to the "13:00" group, but
| | | fits within the range of "13:01 to 13:45".
| | | How can I change the formula so I get the result of "60" points?
| | |
| | | My formula: =VLOOKUP(S2,'M4'!G2:H13,2)
| | | "S2"=13:15 (formatted as [mm]:ss)
| | | 'M4'!=the worksheet with the following relevant columns:
| | | Col'G' Col'H'
| | | Run Points
| | | 09:20 100
| | | 09:45 95
| | | 10:00 90
| | | 10:30 85
| | | 11:00 80
| | | 11:15 75
| | | 12:00 70
| | | 13:00 65
| | | 13:45 60
| | | 14:00 55
| | | 14:15 50
| | | 14:30 45
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