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Count Consecutive Values
Is there a way to count consecutive values in a column? Preferably I'd prefer
to only count strings that are at least 5 values long. For Example: Column A Column B JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS 6 CARS CARS CARS CARS JETS CARS JETS In this example Column A is my data values, and Column B is "helper" column that counts a consecutive string and identifies it at the end of the string (A6 is the end of the JETS run, so B6 identifies the string as 6 values long). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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Hi,
Put this in b1 and drag down =IF(COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)5,COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1),"") Mike "The Question guy" wrote: Is there a way to count consecutive values in a column? Preferably I'd prefer to only count strings that are at least 5 values long. For Example: Column A Column B JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS 6 CARS CARS CARS CARS JETS CARS JETS In this example Column A is my data values, and Column B is "helper" column that counts a consecutive string and identifies it at the end of the string (A6 is the end of the JETS run, so B6 identifies the string as 6 values long). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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Thought that'd be good, but it doesn't account for consecutive. Would show 6,
7 and 8 in the below, but thinking the OP only wants 6 then start over at 1 for the next. Still working on this one myself... "Mike H" wrote: Hi, Put this in b1 and drag down =IF(COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)5,COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1),"") Mike "The Question guy" wrote: Is there a way to count consecutive values in a column? Preferably I'd prefer to only count strings that are at least 5 values long. For Example: Column A Column B JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS 6 CARS CARS CARS CARS JETS CARS JETS In this example Column A is my data values, and Column B is "helper" column that counts a consecutive string and identifies it at the end of the string (A6 is the end of the JETS run, so B6 identifies the string as 6 values long). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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Perhaps with 2 helpers..
in B2, 1 in B3, =if(A3=A2,B2+1,1) copy B3 to bottom in C2, =if(AND(B25,B3=1),B2,"") How does that one do? "The Question guy" wrote: Is there a way to count consecutive values in a column? Preferably I'd prefer to only count strings that are at least 5 values long. For Example: Column A Column B JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS 6 CARS CARS CARS CARS JETS CARS JETS In this example Column A is my data values, and Column B is "helper" column that counts a consecutive string and identifies it at the end of the string (A6 is the end of the JETS run, so B6 identifies the string as 6 values long). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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Count Consecutive Values
The key is, I've got almost 10,000 rows of data and I need to be able to
identify every string (of 5 values or greater) within those 10,000 rows. In addition, I need to be able to indentify any kind of string. Using my previous example I could have a string of 8 JETS and then several rows later have a string of 5 CARS. In that instance I only want column B to return 2 numbers 8 and 5. |
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Understood, but not sure we can get you there without using another column.
The B column could be hidden, so you'd only see the column with your 8 and 5 (column C in my example). But to put both portions in 1 formula may take lots of formulating... "The Question guy" wrote: The key is, I've got almost 10,000 rows of data and I need to be able to identify every string (of 5 values or greater) within those 10,000 rows. In addition, I need to be able to indentify any kind of string. Using my previous example I could have a string of 8 JETS and then several rows later have a string of 5 CARS. In that instance I only want column B to return 2 numbers 8 and 5. |
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Sorry Sean, I hadn't refreshed so I didn't see your responses yet.
I tried them, and it worked perfectly! Thanks! "Sean Timmons" wrote: Perhaps with 2 helpers.. in B2, 1 in B3, =if(A3=A2,B2+1,1) copy B3 to bottom in C2, =if(AND(B25,B3=1),B2,"") How does that one do? "The Question guy" wrote: Is there a way to count consecutive values in a column? Preferably I'd prefer to only count strings that are at least 5 values long. For Example: Column A Column B JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS 6 CARS CARS CARS CARS JETS CARS JETS In this example Column A is my data values, and Column B is "helper" column that counts a consecutive string and identifies it at the end of the string (A6 is the end of the JETS run, so B6 identifies the string as 6 values long). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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Excellent! :-)
Happy to help! "The Question guy" wrote: Sorry Sean, I hadn't refreshed so I didn't see your responses yet. I tried them, and it worked perfectly! Thanks! "Sean Timmons" wrote: Perhaps with 2 helpers.. in B2, 1 in B3, =if(A3=A2,B2+1,1) copy B3 to bottom in C2, =if(AND(B25,B3=1),B2,"") How does that one do? "The Question guy" wrote: Is there a way to count consecutive values in a column? Preferably I'd prefer to only count strings that are at least 5 values long. For Example: Column A Column B JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS JETS 6 CARS CARS CARS CARS JETS CARS JETS In this example Column A is my data values, and Column B is "helper" column that counts a consecutive string and identifies it at the end of the string (A6 is the end of the JETS run, so B6 identifies the string as 6 values long). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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