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Next Unique Maximum
I posted here yesterday when I needed to find the second maximum number in a range =Large(). However, now I need to find the next unique maximum number. Is there a way without having to write If statements? My current approach is: =IF(LARGE(D:D,2)=MAX,IF(LARGE(D:D,3)=MAX,LARGE(D:D ,4),LARGE(D:D,3)),LARGE(D:D,2)) This is just the beginning so I was wondering if there is a more effecient way to return the second unique maximum? Thanks in advance for your help. -- kwiklearner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kwiklearner's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31909 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=520105 |
Next Unique Maximum
So you want to ignore all the values that are equal to the maximum?
=MAX(IF(A1:A20<MAX(A1:A20),A1:A20)) This is an array formula. Hit ctrl-shift-enter instead of enter. If you do it correctly, excel will wrap curly brackets {} around your formula. (don't type them yourself.) Adjust the range to match--but you can't use the whole column (if you ever transpose your data). Or maybe... =IF(COUNT(A1:A20)=COUNTIF(A1:A20,MAX(A1:A20)),"not enough numbers", MAX(IF(A1:A20<MAX(A1:A20),A1:A20))) Just in case there isn't a second unique number. (It's still an array formula) kwiklearner wrote: I posted here yesterday when I needed to find the second maximum number in a range =Large(). However, now I need to find the next unique maximum number. Is there a way without having to write If statements? My current approach is: =IF(LARGE(D:D,2)=MAX,IF(LARGE(D:D,3)=MAX,LARGE(D:D ,4),LARGE(D:D,3)),LARGE(D:D,2)) This is just the beginning so I was wondering if there is a more effecient way to return the second unique maximum? Thanks in advance for your help. -- kwiklearner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kwiklearner's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31909 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=520105 -- Dave Peterson |
Next Unique Maximum
Adjust the range to match--but you can't use the whole column
(Ignore that portion about transposing your data.) Dave Peterson wrote: So you want to ignore all the values that are equal to the maximum? =MAX(IF(A1:A20<MAX(A1:A20),A1:A20)) This is an array formula. Hit ctrl-shift-enter instead of enter. If you do it correctly, excel will wrap curly brackets {} around your formula. (don't type them yourself.) Adjust the range to match--but you can't use the whole column (if you ever transpose your data). Or maybe... =IF(COUNT(A1:A20)=COUNTIF(A1:A20,MAX(A1:A20)),"not enough numbers", MAX(IF(A1:A20<MAX(A1:A20),A1:A20))) Just in case there isn't a second unique number. (It's still an array formula) kwiklearner wrote: I posted here yesterday when I needed to find the second maximum number in a range =Large(). However, now I need to find the next unique maximum number. Is there a way without having to write If statements? My current approach is: =IF(LARGE(D:D,2)=MAX,IF(LARGE(D:D,3)=MAX,LARGE(D:D ,4),LARGE(D:D,3)),LARGE(D:D,2)) This is just the beginning so I was wondering if there is a more effecient way to return the second unique maximum? Thanks in advance for your help. -- kwiklearner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kwiklearner's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31909 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=520105 -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
Next Unique Maximum
This is fantastic... it worked! Thank you so much! Dave Peterson Wrote: Adjust the range to match--but you can't use the whole column (Ignore that portion about transposing your data.) Dave Peterson wrote: So you want to ignore all the values that are equal to the maximum? =MAX(IF(A1:A20<MAX(A1:A20),A1:A20)) This is an array formula. Hit ctrl-shift-enter instead of enter. If you do it correctly, excel will wrap curly brackets {} around your formula. (don't type them yourself.) Adjust the range to match--but you can't use the whole column (if you ever transpose your data). Or maybe... =IF(COUNT(A1:A20)=COUNTIF(A1:A20,MAX(A1:A20)),"not enough numbers", MAX(IF(A1:A20<MAX(A1:A20),A1:A20))) Just in case there isn't a second unique number. (It's still an array formula) kwiklearner wrote: I posted here yesterday when I needed to find the second maximum number in a range =Large(). However, now I need to find the next unique maximum number. Is there a way without having to write If statements? My current approach is: =IF(LARGE(D:D,2)=MAX,IF(LARGE(D:D,3)=MAX,LARGE(D:D ,4),LARGE(D:D,3)),LARGE(D:D,2)) This is just the beginning so I was wondering if there is a more effecient way to return the second unique maximum? Thanks in advance for your help. -- kwiklearner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kwiklearner's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31909 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=520105 -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- kwiklearner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kwiklearner's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=31909 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=520105 |
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