Count a range of cells using an IF
 

Hey everyone,

Excel 2000

I have a range of cells like so (each number is in it's own cell)
50 20 30 60 90 30

The FIRST cell (in this case, "50") is the 'recommended value'. What I want
to do is create a function that looks at all the other 'variable' cells (20,
30, 60....) as one whole range and checks to see if any one of them are less
than the recommended value of 50. If so, I want to see a count of how many
'variables' were less than 50. So in this example, I would like to see the
answer of "3", because there are three variables in that range of cells that
are less than 50.

Hope that makes sense. Assuming it would be some kind of IF / COUNTIF, but
can't figure out how to do it.

Thanks so much!
J

Count a range of cells using an IF
 

Assuming source data in A1:E1,
In F1: =COUNTIF(A1:E1,"<"&A1)
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"Access Joe" wrote:
Excel 2000
I have a range of cells like so (each number is in it's own cell)
50 20 30 60 90 30

The FIRST cell (in this case, "50") is the 'recommended value'. What I want
to do is create a function that looks at all the other 'variable' cells (20,
30, 60....) as one whole range and checks to see if any one of them are less
than the recommended value of 50. If so, I want to see a count of how many
'variables' were less than 50. So in this example, I would like to see the
answer of "3", because there are three variables in that range of cells that
are less than 50.

Hope that makes sense. Assuming it would be some kind of IF / COUNTIF, but
can't figure out how to do it.

Thanks so much!
J

Count a range of cells using an IF
 

Errata, range should exclude recommended value in A1, viz:
In F1: =COUNTIF(B1:E1,"<"&A1)
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Count a range of cells using an IF
 

Assuming your data is in row 1, with the value 50 in A1, you can put
this in a different row:

=COUNTIF(1:1,"<"&A1)

If the data is in column A, starting with A1, then put this in a
different column:

=COUNTIF(A:A,"<"&A1)

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Jul 30, 11:13*pm, Access Joe
wrote:
Hey everyone,

Excel 2000

I have a range of cells like so (each number is in it's own cell)
50 * 20 * 30 * 60 *90 * 30

The FIRST cell (in this case, "50") is the 'recommended value'. *What I want
to do is create a function that looks at all the other 'variable' cells (20,
30, 60....) as one whole range and checks to see if any one of them are less
than the recommended value of 50. *If so, I want to see a count of how many
'variables' were less than 50. *So in this example, I would like to see the
answer of "3", because there are three variables in that range of cells that
are less than 50.

Hope that makes sense. *Assuming it would be some kind of IF / COUNTIF, but
can't figure out how to do it.

Thanks so much!
J

Count a range of cells using an IF
 

Max,

As A1 can never be less than A1 then it will not be included in the
count, so you can include it in the range as per your first post.

Pete

On Jul 31, 12:01*am, Max wrote:
Errata, range should exclude recommended value in A1, viz:
In F1: =COUNTIF(B1:E1,"<"&A1)
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Count a range of cells using an IF
 

On Jul 31, 12:01*am, Max wrote:
Errata, range should exclude recommended value in A1, viz:
In F1: =COUNTIF(B1:E1,"<"&A1)
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Why isn't it =COUNTIF(B1:F1,"<A1") ???

Count a range of cells using an IF
 

If you include the A1 within the quotes it will be taken as the
literal string "A1" rather than the contents of A1. The OP did have 6
numbers, so the range should include F1.

Hope this helps.

Pete

On Jul 31, 12:07*am, robzrob wrote:

Why isn't it =COUNTIF(B1:F1,"<A1") * ???

Count a range of cells using an IF
 

That ROCKS. Thank you guys!

"Max" wrote:

Errata, range should exclude recommended value in A1, viz:
In F1: =COUNTIF(B1:E1,"<"&A1)
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Count a range of cells using an IF
 

Yes. But I was thinking it's a clearer way to implement the criteria
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Max,

As A1 can never be less than A1 then it will not be included in the
count, so you can include it in the range as per your first post.

Pete

Count a range of cells using an IF
 

Welcome. Do take a moment to press the "Yes" buttons (like the one below) in
all the responses that helped, won't you?
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"Access Joe" wrote:
That ROCKS. Thank you guys!