This can be easily done using VLOOKUP to a table containing two
columns: the minimum of the banding and the band. Most times VLOOKUP is
used with the FALSE range_lookup for an exact match. This is the one
rare use where TRUE range_lookup can be used. In this case if an exact
match is not found, the next largest value that is less than
lookup_value is returned.

Set up a lookup table like this...

1
1.5
198 2
209 2.5
220 3
230 3.5
241 4
248 4.5


You'll have to fill in the min values for bands 1 and 1.5.

And write the lookup as VLOOKUP(lookup_value,table_array,2,TRUE)

Regards,

Leslie Bantleman


urrbie wrote:
I am looking to create a formula that will give a certain range of numbers a
specific value. For example:

If the number falls between 248 and 258 then give it a value of 4.5
If the number falls between 241 and 247 then give it a value of 4
If the number falls between 230 and 240 then give it a value of 3.5
If the number falls between 220 and 229 then give it a value of 3
If the number falls between 209 and 219 then give it a value of 2.5
If the number falls between 198 and 208 then give it a value of 2

and so forth.

Any assistance with this problem would be greatly appreciated