percentage negative values in column
 

Hi, I want to calculate the % of negative values in a column, using a dynamic
range. i.e No. of negative values, divided by total number of values, X100,
to give a %. The following formula works, but is returning the wrong value:
=SUM(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&A2),"<0")/(COUNT(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&"A2")))*100)
Can anyone spot what I've done wrong ? and/or a simpler way of doing the
same thing ?
Many Thanks

percentage negative values in column
 

Graham,

OK provided no text creeps into your range:-

=(COUNT(IF(C13:INDIRECT("C"&B1)<0,C13:INDIRECT("C" &B1),FALSE))/COUNTIF(C13:INDIRECT("B"&B1),"<"&""))*100

Mike

"Graham" wrote:

Hi, I want to calculate the % of negative values in a column, using a dynamic
range. i.e No. of negative values, divided by total number of values, X100,
to give a %. The following formula works, but is returning the wrong value:
=SUM(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&A2),"<0")/(COUNT(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&"A2")))*100)
Can anyone spot what I've done wrong ? and/or a simpler way of doing the
same thing ?
Many Thanks

percentage negative values in column
 

To answer your question:
Can anyone spot what I've done wrong ?

Remove the quotations marks around the second A2 in your fromula.

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"Graham" wrote in message
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Hi, I want to calculate the % of negative values in a column, using a
dynamic
range. i.e No. of negative values, divided by total number of values,
X100,
to give a %. The following formula works, but is returning the wrong
value:
=SUM(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&A2),"<0")/(COUNT(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&"A2")))*100)
Can anyone spot what I've done wrong ? and/or a simpler way of doing the
same thing ?
Many Thanks

percentage negative values in column
 

Many Thanks!!

"Mike H" wrote:

Graham,

OK provided no text creeps into your range:-

=(COUNT(IF(C13:INDIRECT("C"&B1)<0,C13:INDIRECT("C" &B1),FALSE))/COUNTIF(C13:INDIRECT("B"&B1),"<"&""))*100

Mike

"Graham" wrote:

Hi, I want to calculate the % of negative values in a column, using a dynamic
range. i.e No. of negative values, divided by total number of values, X100,
to give a %. The following formula works, but is returning the wrong value:
=SUM(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&A2),"<0")/(COUNT(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&"A2")))*100)
Can anyone spot what I've done wrong ? and/or a simpler way of doing the
same thing ?
Many Thanks

percentage negative values in column
 

=COUNTIF(INDIRECT("C13:C"&A2),"<0")/COUNT(INDIRECT("C13:C"&A2))*100

"Graham" wrote:

Hi, I want to calculate the % of negative values in a column, using a dynamic
range. i.e No. of negative values, divided by total number of values, X100,
to give a %. The following formula works, but is returning the wrong value:
=SUM(COUNTIF(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&A2),"<0")/(COUNT(INDIRECT("$C$13:C"&"A2")))*100)
Can anyone spot what I've done wrong ? and/or a simpler way of doing the
same thing ?
Many Thanks