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Excel Frequency Function?
Hi everyone,
I use the following function to count # of unique values in a range: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A50,A1:A50)0)) In one file, it works well. In another, I don't get right answer!? Although I don't know what "N" stands for, I wonder what am I missing here? I got this function from www.cpearson.com/excel/duplicate.htm which is now off-line! Any help why I am getting wrong answer for the 2nd file? Regards, Mike |
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Try: http://www.cpearson.com/excel/duplicat.htm
-- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... Hi everyone, I use the following function to count # of unique values in a range: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A50,A1:A50)0)) In one file, it works well. In another, I don't get right answer!? Although I don't know what "N" stands for, I wonder what am I missing here? I got this function from www.cpearson.com/excel/duplicate.htm which is now off-line! Any help why I am getting wrong answer for the 2nd file? Regards, Mike |
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note re N() function
it converts to number. often useless as excel does it automatically, but when using array formulas that produce booleans it's used to force the boolean to 0/1 so the can be summed/counted and frequented :) keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool "Rob van Gelder" wrote: Try: http://www.cpearson.com/excel/duplicat.htm |
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Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! |
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range probably contains text not numbers.
frequency works with numbers only cell alignment to general = if a 'number' remains left aligned you've got your culprit keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool Michael Sultan wrote: Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! |
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keepITcool wrote in message . ..
range probably contains text not numbers. frequency works with numbers only cell alignment to general = if a 'number' remains left aligned you've got your culprit keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool Michael Sultan wrote: Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! Hi, I am positive that my range is just numbers, tried also what you said about alignment but none worked!? Don't know why the above function works fine in one file but not in the other one!? The function again is: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A10,A1:A10)0)) Mike |
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It works fine here.
I'm with keepITcool... probably a datatype problem. Highlight A1:A10 and make sure the numberformat is set to General. That sets the format but the cell datatype might still be recognised as text. Retype the numbers in A1:A10 manually. (it's enough just to press F2 on a cell then press enter) Does that fix it? Note: I say manually because for 10 numbers, it's just as easy as the automated way: copy a cell containing 0, highlight A1:A10, pastespecial with addition. -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... keepITcool wrote in message . .. range probably contains text not numbers. frequency works with numbers only cell alignment to general = if a 'number' remains left aligned you've got your culprit keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool Michael Sultan wrote: Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! Hi, I am positive that my range is just numbers, tried also what you said about alignment but none worked!? Don't know why the above function works fine in one file but not in the other one!? The function again is: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A10,A1:A10)0)) Mike |
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"Rob van Gelder" wrote in message ...
It works fine here. I'm with keepITcool... probably a datatype problem. Highlight A1:A10 and make sure the numberformat is set to General. That sets the format but the cell datatype might still be recognised as text. Retype the numbers in A1:A10 manually. (it's enough just to press F2 on a cell then press enter) Does that fix it? Note: I say manually because for 10 numbers, it's just as easy as the automated way: copy a cell containing 0, highlight A1:A10, pastespecial with addition. -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... keepITcool wrote in message . .. range probably contains text not numbers. frequency works with numbers only cell alignment to general = if a 'number' remains left aligned you've got your culprit keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool Michael Sultan wrote: Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! Hi, I am positive that my range is just numbers, tried also what you said about alignment but none worked!? Don't know why the above function works fine in one file but not in the other one!? The function again is: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A10,A1:A10)0)) Mike Hi, I know the problem now! However, the way you described how to fix is not working!? BTW, the values that I am using come from a solver. One value was, say, .1234567 and the another was .12345665! How can I limit the values size in the VBA code so they can be compared properly? Do you refer to this as font.size? Regards, Mike |
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You've told me you know what's wrong. Is it what keepITcool and I said it
was? Tell us what else you've tried to fix the problem? You could compare two rounded versions: =ROUND(A1, 5) -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... "Rob van Gelder" wrote in message ... It works fine here. I'm with keepITcool... probably a datatype problem. Highlight A1:A10 and make sure the numberformat is set to General. That sets the format but the cell datatype might still be recognised as text. Retype the numbers in A1:A10 manually. (it's enough just to press F2 on a cell then press enter) Does that fix it? Note: I say manually because for 10 numbers, it's just as easy as the automated way: copy a cell containing 0, highlight A1:A10, pastespecial with addition. -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... keepITcool wrote in message . .. range probably contains text not numbers. frequency works with numbers only cell alignment to general = if a 'number' remains left aligned you've got your culprit keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool Michael Sultan wrote: Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! Hi, I am positive that my range is just numbers, tried also what you said about alignment but none worked!? Don't know why the above function works fine in one file but not in the other one!? The function again is: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A10,A1:A10)0)) Mike Hi, I know the problem now! However, the way you described how to fix is not working!? BTW, the values that I am using come from a solver. One value was, say, .1234567 and the another was .12345665! How can I limit the values size in the VBA code so they can be compared properly? Do you refer to this as font.size? Regards, Mike |
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"Rob van Gelder" wrote in message ...
You've told me you know what's wrong. Is it what keepITcool and I said it was? Tell us what else you've tried to fix the problem? You could compare two rounded versions: =ROUND(A1, 5) -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... "Rob van Gelder" wrote in message ... It works fine here. I'm with keepITcool... probably a datatype problem. Highlight A1:A10 and make sure the numberformat is set to General. That sets the format but the cell datatype might still be recognised as text. Retype the numbers in A1:A10 manually. (it's enough just to press F2 on a cell then press enter) Does that fix it? Note: I say manually because for 10 numbers, it's just as easy as the automated way: copy a cell containing 0, highlight A1:A10, pastespecial with addition. -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... keepITcool wrote in message . .. range probably contains text not numbers. frequency works with numbers only cell alignment to general = if a 'number' remains left aligned you've got your culprit keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool Michael Sultan wrote: Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! Hi, I am positive that my range is just numbers, tried also what you said about alignment but none worked!? Don't know why the above function works fine in one file but not in the other one!? The function again is: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A10,A1:A10)0)) Mike Hi, I know the problem now! However, the way you described how to fix is not working!? BTW, the values that I am using come from a solver. One value was, say, .1234567 and the another was .12345665! How can I limit the values size in the VBA code so they can be compared properly? Do you refer to this as font.size? Regards, Mike Hi, Try this and see for yourself please: ..323 ..323 ..323 ..323 ..323 ..323 ..323 ..466 ..638 ..638 ..638 ..954 ..954 ..954 5 (enter a function sum(N(frequency(a1:a14,a1:a14)0)) ) The correct answer should be 4 NOT 5!?! Mike |
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I get 4 on my computer.
Try performing this same test on a new workbook/worksheet. -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... "Rob van Gelder" wrote in message ... You've told me you know what's wrong. Is it what keepITcool and I said it was? Tell us what else you've tried to fix the problem? You could compare two rounded versions: =ROUND(A1, 5) -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... "Rob van Gelder" wrote in message ... It works fine here. I'm with keepITcool... probably a datatype problem. Highlight A1:A10 and make sure the numberformat is set to General. That sets the format but the cell datatype might still be recognised as text. Retype the numbers in A1:A10 manually. (it's enough just to press F2 on a cell then press enter) Does that fix it? Note: I say manually because for 10 numbers, it's just as easy as the automated way: copy a cell containing 0, highlight A1:A10, pastespecial with addition. -- Rob van Gelder - http://www.vangelder.co.nz/excel "Michael" wrote in message om... keepITcool wrote in message . .. range probably contains text not numbers. frequency works with numbers only cell alignment to general = if a 'number' remains left aligned you've got your culprit keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool Michael Sultan wrote: Do you have an answer to my question please? Why am I getting wrong counts in one file while okay in another? Regards, Mike *** Sent via Devdex http://www.devdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! Hi, I am positive that my range is just numbers, tried also what you said about alignment but none worked!? Don't know why the above function works fine in one file but not in the other one!? The function again is: SUM(N(FREQUENCY(A1:A10,A1:A10)0)) Mike Hi, I know the problem now! However, the way you described how to fix is not working!? BTW, the values that I am using come from a solver. One value was, say, .1234567 and the another was .12345665! How can I limit the values size in the VBA code so they can be compared properly? Do you refer to this as font.size? Regards, Mike Hi, Try this and see for yourself please: .323 .323 .323 .323 .323 .323 .323 .466 .638 .638 .638 .954 .954 .954 5 (enter a function sum(N(frequency(a1:a14,a1:a14)0)) ) The correct answer should be 4 NOT 5!?! Mike |
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