Hi

Assume the name are in column A, and the Rand function in B ( you have to
fill down until you reach the last row of the namwe column.
Sort column A & B on B.
Then take the first 50 entries in column A.
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Regards

Jean-Yves Tfelt
Europe


"Techhead" wrote:

On Apr 17, 9:34 am, Jean-Yves
wrote:
Hi,

Add a formual in next column with function "RAND( )"
Sort on that column and take the first 50.
The rand function will also be recalculted each time a sortin is done.

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Regards

Jean-Yves Tfelt
Europe



"Techhead" wrote:
How would I create a formula to choose X number of unique cells from
an array? For example,

A1 = Bob
A2 = Mary
A3 = Bill
A4 = Tom
A5 = Dick

I need to choose at random, 3 of these names and they have to be
unique. On a larger scale, I have a database of 1500 names and I need
to select 50 unique names (cells) at random.

Thanks,
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Putting RAND() on the next column over only gives me a decimal
numerical value. How would I apply the RAND() function on Column A?