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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of
two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
=COUNTIF(A1:A20,"YES")
=COUNTIF(A1:A20,"NA") -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200774 "cookie's mom" wrote: having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
Try this:
=SUM(COUNTIF(A1:A10,{"yes","na"})) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "cookie's mom" wrote in message ... having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
=countif(range,"Yes")+countif(range,"NA")
Regards, Fred "cookie's mom" wrote in message ... having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
Ron,
That's a very interesting solution. I do not fully understand what the {"yes", "na"} does and why a SUM(..) is required around the COUNTIF. Would you mind teaching me, please? I tried substituting the list in your formula {"yes", "na"} by a range eg {D1:D2} where these cells would hold the values "yes" and "na". but that wouldn't work. Is there a way how to apply this extended flexiility to your formula? "Ron Coderre" wrote: Try this: =SUM(COUNTIF(A1:A10,{"yes","na"})) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "cookie's mom" wrote in message ... having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
Ha, I solved on epart of the challenge: ctrl-shift-enter makes the formula
work with a range Still I am not sure about the Sum(...) "Michael R" wrote: Ron, That's a very interesting solution. I do not fully understand what the {"yes", "na"} does and why a SUM(..) is required around the COUNTIF. Would you mind teaching me, please? I tried substituting the list in your formula {"yes", "na"} by a range eg {D1:D2} where these cells would hold the values "yes" and "na". but that wouldn't work. Is there a way how to apply this extended flexiility to your formula? "Ron Coderre" wrote: Try this: =SUM(COUNTIF(A1:A10,{"yes","na"})) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "cookie's mom" wrote in message ... having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
Highlight the characters COUNTIF(A1:A10,{"yes","na"}) in the formula bar and hit
F9. You'll see something like {2,4} It's an array of values. You're using =sum() to add them up. Michael R wrote: Ha, I solved on epart of the challenge: ctrl-shift-enter makes the formula work with a range Still I am not sure about the Sum(...) "Michael R" wrote: Ron, That's a very interesting solution. I do not fully understand what the {"yes", "na"} does and why a SUM(..) is required around the COUNTIF. Would you mind teaching me, please? I tried substituting the list in your formula {"yes", "na"} by a range eg {D1:D2} where these cells would hold the values "yes" and "na". but that wouldn't work. Is there a way how to apply this extended flexiility to your formula? "Ron Coderre" wrote: Try this: =SUM(COUNTIF(A1:A10,{"yes","na"})) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "cookie's mom" wrote in message ... having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... -- Dave Peterson |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
ps. Hit escape after you've see the array.
Or hit Ctrl-z (edit|undo) to get the formula back to what it was. Michael R wrote: Ha, I solved on epart of the challenge: ctrl-shift-enter makes the formula work with a range Still I am not sure about the Sum(...) "Michael R" wrote: Ron, That's a very interesting solution. I do not fully understand what the {"yes", "na"} does and why a SUM(..) is required around the COUNTIF. Would you mind teaching me, please? I tried substituting the list in your formula {"yes", "na"} by a range eg {D1:D2} where these cells would hold the values "yes" and "na". but that wouldn't work. Is there a way how to apply this extended flexiility to your formula? "Ron Coderre" wrote: Try this: =SUM(COUNTIF(A1:A10,{"yes","na"})) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "cookie's mom" wrote in message ... having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... -- Dave Peterson |
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formula to count number of two different non-numeric responses
Very interesting & useful!, thank you
"Dave Peterson" wrote: ps. Hit escape after you've see the array. Or hit Ctrl-z (edit|undo) to get the formula back to what it was. Michael R wrote: Ha, I solved on epart of the challenge: ctrl-shift-enter makes the formula work with a range Still I am not sure about the Sum(...) "Michael R" wrote: Ron, That's a very interesting solution. I do not fully understand what the {"yes", "na"} does and why a SUM(..) is required around the COUNTIF. Would you mind teaching me, please? I tried substituting the list in your formula {"yes", "na"} by a range eg {D1:D2} where these cells would hold the values "yes" and "na". but that wouldn't work. Is there a way how to apply this extended flexiility to your formula? "Ron Coderre" wrote: Try this: =SUM(COUNTIF(A1:A10,{"yes","na"})) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "cookie's mom" wrote in message ... having trouble with this - need help on what formula to count the total of two different non-numeric values in a range, i.e., "Yes" and "NA" - trying COUNTIF, but having trouble... -- Dave Peterson |
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