Using "if" function to translate 100 scale into 4.0 scale
 

I'm using MS Excel 2003 in Windows XP. I teach at a university in which
final grades must be submitted (today!) and they are on a 4.0 scale. My
students were graded on a 100 point scale. I'd have my grades in Excel and
I'd like to use a function such that if the final grade falls between 95-100
the student gets a 4.0, between 90-94 a 3.7, etc. I know how to use the "if"
function, but that would only allow me for two possible outcomes, whereas, I
need to have a range of outcomes from .7 to 4.0. (The increments are 1.0,
1.3, 1.7, 2.0, etc.) Any suggestions as to how to do this?
Thanks very much,
Bob

Using "if" function to translate 100 scale into 4.0 scale
 

put the lowest numeric value for each grade range in a column . in the
column to the right put the next grade

85 3.5
90 3.7
95 4.0

then you can use a VLOOKUP(numeric grade, 2-col range described above, 2) to
convert from 100 scale to 4.0 scale

"Robert McN" wrote:

I'm using MS Excel 2003 in Windows XP. I teach at a university in which
final grades must be submitted (today!) and they are on a 4.0 scale. My
students were graded on a 100 point scale. I'd have my grades in Excel and
I'd like to use a function such that if the final grade falls between 95-100
the student gets a 4.0, between 90-94 a 3.7, etc. I know how to use the "if"
function, but that would only allow me for two possible outcomes, whereas, I
need to have a range of outcomes from .7 to 4.0. (The increments are 1.0,
1.3, 1.7, 2.0, etc.) Any suggestions as to how to do this?
Thanks very much,
Bob

Using "if" function to translate 100 scale into 4.0 scale
 

You say your lowest grade is 0.7.

Does that mean that a "no show", or zero score still returns a 0.7 grade?

If so, try this formula:

=LOOKUP(A1,{0,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95;0.7,1, 1.3,1.7,2,2.3,2.7,3,3.3,3.
7,4})

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HTH,

RD

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"Robert McN" wrote in message
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I'm using MS Excel 2003 in Windows XP. I teach at a university in which
final grades must be submitted (today!) and they are on a 4.0 scale. My
students were graded on a 100 point scale. I'd have my grades in Excel
and
I'd like to use a function such that if the final grade falls between
95-100
the student gets a 4.0, between 90-94 a 3.7, etc. I know how to use the
"if"
function, but that would only allow me for two possible outcomes, whereas,
I
need to have a range of outcomes from .7 to 4.0. (The increments are 1.0,
1.3, 1.7, 2.0, etc.) Any suggestions as to how to do this?
Thanks very much,
Bob