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Default Trying to get a decimal point using Match command

Thank you for your help!

"Stephen" wrote:

"nynybmbc" wrote in message
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I am doing a ranking (1,2,3,4) where 1 = 6 points, 2= 4.5 points, 3 = 3
points and a 4 = 1.5 points. Any suggestions on how I can capture the 4.5
and 1.5, I was using the Match function, where
=MATCH(G12,{4,"b",3,2,"e",1},0)


MATCH returns the relative position in an array, so by definition can only
return integers. You need a VLOOKUP.
Put your ranks (1,2,3,4) in (say) A1:A4 and the corresponding points
(6,4.5,3,1.5) in B1:B4. (You can choose some other convenient 4x2 area for
this - just alter the references).
Then use the formula
=VLOOKUP(G12,A1:B4,2,0)