I am looking for but cant' seem to find a database function that will
identify for me the entry that appears most often in a given column and
second most frequently in that same column. Is there such a function or
formula? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Most frequently occurring value:

=MODE(A1:A20)

Try this *array* formula for the second most frequently occurring value:

=MODE(IF(A1:A20<MODE(A1:A20),A1:A20))

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Array formulas must be entered with CSE, <Ctrl <Shift <Enter, instead of
the regular <Enter, which will *automatically* enclose the formula in curly
brackets, which *cannot* be done manually.
You *must also* use CSE when revising the formula.

Caveat:
In the case of ties, first number displayed in list takes precedence.

With the array formula for the 2nd most used value, blank rows are counted
as 0's, and 0 will be returned if they ( 0's ) outnumber any value.
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HTH,

RD

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"SJT" wrote in message
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I am looking for but cant' seem to find a database function that will
identify for me the entry that appears most often in a given column and
second most frequently in that same column. Is there such a function or
formula? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

You can create a pivot table from the data, and use it to show a count
of each value. There are examples and links he

http://www.contextures.com/xlPivot01.html


SJT wrote:
I am looking for but cant' seem to find a database function that will
identify for me the entry that appears most often in a given column and
second most frequently in that same column. Is there such a function or
formula? Thank you in advance for your assistance.


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Debra Dalgleish
Contextures
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html