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Eliminating the zeroes from the calculation
Hello there!
I wonder if you can help me in this question. I have a MIN function which calculates the smallest value in a list of percentages and then divides each percentage by the smallest in the list. It works fine until one of the percentages becomes zero with the resulting division-by-zero error. Do you think it is possible to make the MIN function to exclude all instances (there may be more than one zero) of zeroes from its calculation? I have attached the spreadsheet. Thank you for your time, D |
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Eliminating the zeroes from the calculation
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You could use a formula posted recently by Harlan Grove. Instead of using the Minimum value to divide by, you use the Small function, taking the smallest non zero value =A1/(SMALL(A:A,COUNTIF(A:A,"=0")+1)) -- Regards Roger Govier "zealot" wrote in message ... Hello there! I wonder if you can help me in this question. I have a MIN function which calculates the smallest value in a list of percentages and then divides each percentage by the smallest in the list. It works fine until one of the percentages becomes zero with the resulting division-by-zero error. Do you think it is possible to make the MIN function to exclude all instances (there may be more than one zero) of zeroes from its calculation? I have attached the spreadsheet. Thank you for your time, D +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: division by zero.zip | |Download: http://www.excelbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=84| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- zealot |
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thanks!!!!
I have an additional question…do you know how to make this formula to give off a zero if all the FILLED cells in a list are equal to 0. for example When the list is as follows 0% 0% 0% 0% Or 0% 0% 0% or 0% Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Eliminating the zeroes from the calculation
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Try =IF(COUNTIF(A:A,"=0")=COUNT(A:A),0,A1/(SMALL(A:A,COUNTIF(A:A,"=0")+1))) -- Regards Roger Govier "zealot" wrote in message ... thanks!!!! I have an additional question…do you know how to make this formula to give off a zero if all the FILLED cells in a list are equal to 0. for example When the list is as follows 0% 0% 0% 0% Or 0% 0% 0% or 0% Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- zealot |
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thanks !!! i will check that!
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