Hi,

I have two lists of data. List 1 is a person's name, their age group,
and a sum of money. List 2 is a person's name, their age group, and a
number.

I'd like to match up the person's name and age group in list 1 with the
same person's name and age group in list 2, and multiply the
corresponding numbers.

list 1 (money saved)
Jane 5-10 $100
Bob 8-12 $50
Bob 10-12 $150
Mary 8-10 $100
Michael 10-12 $75

list 2 (interest rate)
Mary 8-10 .5
Bob 8-12 .7

Results:
Mary 8-10 $50 ($100x.5)
Bob 8-12 $35 ($50x.7)

How would be the best way to do this on a very large dataset? Ideally,
it would be good also if this could be done from one dataset. I can put
both list 1 and list 2 in the same pivot table style dataset with the
following field headings, for example:

name age group measurement value
Mary 8-10 money saved $75
Mary 8-10 interest rate .5
Bob 8-12 interest rate .7
Bob 8-12 money saved $50

Looking forward to your ideas.

Marina






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