| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
|
|
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different
columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? |
|
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
=SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100="x")*(B1:B100="y"))
"Trish" wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? |
|
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
"Teethless mama" wrote: =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100="x")*(B1:B100="y")) "Trish" wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? I had this same question earlier in the year. I just tried to plug in the sumproduct command and it didn't work for me. I'm going to give you a much longer method of doing it which was my work around. I had 4 categories to marry: Status of Client Date of Arrival VOLAG County And what I was doing was counting all clients arriving during a month from a volag in certain counties on a separate page. What I did was create some columns off to the right of the main spreadsheet. These columns were IF then statements such as =IF(I3="r",+B3&C3,"") where I is status B3 is Volag C3 is County That one being in S In the U column I put the year and month concatenated in =+S3&+YEAR(A3)&+MONTH(A3) Where A was the date of arrival I suppose that could have been one command, but I had other sheets working off the data of where. In the Total Sheet I had Column A Volag Column B County Row 2 Date by month Finally the calculation for the total was =+COUNTIF('Client List'!$U:$U,$A4&$B4&+YEAR(E$2)&+MONTH(E$2)). And that totaled the number of people who came in on that date in that county with that assigned VOLAG. I'd post the sheet, but I don't think you do an attachment. |
|
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
There's no reason Sumproduct won't work in this situation.
You should spend some time getting to know it, as it's a very useful function. It's worth every minute you spend on it. By the way, the pluses in your formulae are superfluous. =S3&YEAR(A3)&MONTH(A3) works just as well, and will be easier for others to understand. Regards, Fred. "Altair1972m" wrote in message ... "Teethless mama" wrote: =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100="x")*(B1:B100="y")) "Trish" wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? I had this same question earlier in the year. I just tried to plug in the sumproduct command and it didn't work for me. I'm going to give you a much longer method of doing it which was my work around. I had 4 categories to marry: Status of Client Date of Arrival VOLAG County And what I was doing was counting all clients arriving during a month from a volag in certain counties on a separate page. What I did was create some columns off to the right of the main spreadsheet. These columns were IF then statements such as =IF(I3="r",+B3&C3,"") where I is status B3 is Volag C3 is County That one being in S In the U column I put the year and month concatenated in =+S3&+YEAR(A3)&+MONTH(A3) Where A was the date of arrival I suppose that could have been one command, but I had other sheets working off the data of where. In the Total Sheet I had Column A Volag Column B County Row 2 Date by month Finally the calculation for the total was =+COUNTIF('Client List'!$U:$U,$A4&$B4&+YEAR(E$2)&+MONTH(E$2)). And that totaled the number of people who came in on that date in that county with that assigned VOLAG. I'd post the sheet, but I don't think you do an attachment. |
|
#5
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
I think I found the problem: Can Sumproduct compare cell content to another
cell content? I am so game for this, but I have been trying to play with the command on and off for 2 days (on work time) and I'm not getting anywhere. I feel so dee dee deeeeee here. Im trying Sumproduct(('Client List'!A$2:A$60000,=E$2)(Client List!B$2:B$60000,=$A4)(Client List!C$2:C$60000,=$B4)( Client List!I$2:I$60000,=R) Client List Column A is the dates. Client List Column B is the volags. Client List C is the County, Client List I is the Status as refugee. On the Totals sheet the dates run across Row 2. Totals of the year are the next row using the sum command, and then the next 12 rows list the monthy totals with the criteria in A, B, and C The formula above is In Cell E4 which is under the 2008-01 date, the USCC VOLAG in Atlantic County Here is the total table 2008-01 0 USCC ATLANTIC Sumproduct(('Client List'!A$2:A$60000,=E$2)(Client List!B$2:B$60000,=$A4)(Client List!C$2:C$60000,=$B4)( Client List!I$2:I$60000,=R) USCC CAMDEN 0 USCC ESSEX 0 USCC PASSAIC 0 USCC MERCER 0 LIRS ESSEX 0 LIRS MERCER 0 JFS BERGEN 0 JVS ESSEX 0 JFVS MIDDLESEX 0 IRC UNION 0 IRSA HUDSON 0 I put it in and got an error. I assumed I had a problem with the date, so I tried the formula again this time without the reference to clientlist A Still have an error. I think I found the problem: Can Sumproduct compare to a cell content? So then I tried this: +Sumproduct((Client List!B$2:B$60000,="USCC")(Client List!C$2:C$60000,="ATLANTIC")( Client List!I$2:I$60000,=R)) Just to see if that was the problem. I still had an error. Help please! "Sometimes the genius and the idiot are the same person" --Nitchie "Fred Smith" wrote: There's no reason Sumproduct won't work in this situation. You should spend some time getting to know it, as it's a very useful function. It's worth every minute you spend on it. By the way, the pluses in your formulae are superfluous. =S3&YEAR(A3)&MONTH(A3) works just as well, and will be easier for others to understand. Regards, Fred. "Altair1972m" wrote in message ... "Teethless mama" wrote: =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100="x")*(B1:B100="y")) "Trish" wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? I had this same question earlier in the year. I just tried to plug in the sumproduct command and it didn't work for me. I'm going to give you a much longer method of doing it which was my work around. I had 4 categories to marry: Status of Client Date of Arrival VOLAG County And what I was doing was counting all clients arriving during a month from a volag in certain counties on a separate page. What I did was create some columns off to the right of the main spreadsheet. These columns were IF then statements such as =IF(I3="r",+B3&C3,"") where I is status B3 is Volag C3 is County That one being in S In the U column I put the year and month concatenated in =+S3&+YEAR(A3)&+MONTH(A3) Where A was the date of arrival I suppose that could have been one command, but I had other sheets working off the data of where. In the Total Sheet I had Column A Volag Column B County Row 2 Date by month Finally the calculation for the total was =+COUNTIF('Client List'!$U:$U,$A4&$B4&+YEAR(E$2)&+MONTH(E$2)). And that totaled the number of people who came in on that date in that county with that assigned VOLAG. I'd post the sheet, but I don't think you do an attachment. |
|
#6
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
You are missing the arithmetic operator, and have extraneous commas. Try the
following: Sumproduct(('Client List'!A$2:A$60000=E$2)*(Client List!B$2:B$60000=$A4)*(Client List!C$2:C$60000=$B4)*(Client List!I$2:I$60000=R)) Regards, Fred "Altair1972m" wrote in message ... I think I found the problem: Can Sumproduct compare cell content to another cell content? I am so game for this, but I have been trying to play with the command on and off for 2 days (on work time) and I'm not getting anywhere. I feel so dee dee deeeeee here. Im trying Sumproduct(('Client List'!A$2:A$60000,=E$2)(Client List!B$2:B$60000,=$A4)(Client List!C$2:C$60000,=$B4)( Client List!I$2:I$60000,=R) Client List Column A is the dates. Client List Column B is the volags. Client List C is the County, Client List I is the Status as refugee. On the Totals sheet the dates run across Row 2. Totals of the year are the next row using the sum command, and then the next 12 rows list the monthy totals with the criteria in A, B, and C The formula above is In Cell E4 which is under the 2008-01 date, the USCC VOLAG in Atlantic County Here is the total table 2008-01 0 USCC ATLANTIC Sumproduct(('Client List'!A$2:A$60000,=E$2)(Client List!B$2:B$60000,=$A4)(Client List!C$2:C$60000,=$B4)( Client List!I$2:I$60000,=R) USCC CAMDEN 0 USCC ESSEX 0 USCC PASSAIC 0 USCC MERCER 0 LIRS ESSEX 0 LIRS MERCER 0 JFS BERGEN 0 JVS ESSEX 0 JFVS MIDDLESEX 0 IRC UNION 0 IRSA HUDSON 0 I put it in and got an error. I assumed I had a problem with the date, so I tried the formula again this time without the reference to clientlist A Still have an error. I think I found the problem: Can Sumproduct compare to a cell content? So then I tried this: +Sumproduct((Client List!B$2:B$60000,="USCC")(Client List!C$2:C$60000,="ATLANTIC")( Client List!I$2:I$60000,=R)) Just to see if that was the problem. I still had an error. Help please! "Sometimes the genius and the idiot are the same person" --Nitchie "Fred Smith" wrote: There's no reason Sumproduct won't work in this situation. You should spend some time getting to know it, as it's a very useful function. It's worth every minute you spend on it. By the way, the pluses in your formulae are superfluous. =S3&YEAR(A3)&MONTH(A3) works just as well, and will be easier for others to understand. Regards, Fred. "Altair1972m" wrote in message ... "Teethless mama" wrote: =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100="x")*(B1:B100="y")) "Trish" wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? I had this same question earlier in the year. I just tried to plug in the sumproduct command and it didn't work for me. I'm going to give you a much longer method of doing it which was my work around. I had 4 categories to marry: Status of Client Date of Arrival VOLAG County And what I was doing was counting all clients arriving during a month from a volag in certain counties on a separate page. What I did was create some columns off to the right of the main spreadsheet. These columns were IF then statements such as =IF(I3="r",+B3&C3,"") where I is status B3 is Volag C3 is County That one being in S In the U column I put the year and month concatenated in =+S3&+YEAR(A3)&+MONTH(A3) Where A was the date of arrival I suppose that could have been one command, but I had other sheets working off the data of where. In the Total Sheet I had Column A Volag Column B County Row 2 Date by month Finally the calculation for the total was =+COUNTIF('Client List'!$U:$U,$A4&$B4&+YEAR(E$2)&+MONTH(E$2)). And that totaled the number of people who came in on that date in that county with that assigned VOLAG. I'd post the sheet, but I don't think you do an attachment. |
|
#7
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
Awesome, this worked great -- can you use if for more than two conditions?
"Teethless mama" wrote: =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100="x")*(B1:B100="y")) "Trish" wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? |
|
#8
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
Trish, please try:
=COUNTIFS(A1:A100,"A",B1:B100,"B") Please advise if that is what you were looking for. Trish wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...tions/200904/1 |
|
#9
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
This works only in Excel 2007. You should identify this when you are using
functions found only in the newest version. Regards, Fred. "Chin via OfficeKB.com" <u50624@uwe wrote in message news:94e93ddbaa04b@uwe... Trish, please try: =COUNTIFS(A1:A100,"A",B1:B100,"B") Please advise if that is what you were looking for. Trish wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...tions/200904/1 |
|
#10
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
Ahhh, ok, I have 2003
"Fred Smith" wrote: This works only in Excel 2007. You should identify this when you are using functions found only in the newest version. Regards, Fred. "Chin via OfficeKB.com" <u50624@uwe wrote in message news:94e93ddbaa04b@uwe... Trish, please try: =COUNTIFS(A1:A100,"A",B1:B100,"B") Please advise if that is what you were looking for. Trish wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...tions/200904/1 |
|
#11
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
I get "#NAME?" error ;(
"Chin via OfficeKB.com" wrote: Trish, please try: =COUNTIFS(A1:A100,"A",B1:B100,"B") Please advise if that is what you were looking for. Trish wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...tions/200904/1 |
|
#12
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
Yes, countifs( ) works only in Excel 2007. Not sure about sumproduct( ).
Please try: =SUMPRODUCT((A1:A100="A")*(B1:B100="B")) Please advise if this works in Excel 2003. Trish wrote: I get "#NAME?" error ;( Trish, please try: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...tions/200904/1 |
|
#13
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
On Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 10:39:46 AM UTC+10, Chin via OfficeKB.com wrote:
Trish, please try: =COUNTIFS(A1:A100,"A",B1:B100,"B") Please advise if that is what you were looking for. Trish wrote: I am trying to use the count function where two conditions in different columns need to be satisfied and having no luck. Basically I want to look in the first column to see if it's A, then look in 2nd column to see if it's B, then count it... is that possible? -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...tions/200904/1 Hi Chin - this works great for two fields, but not for three do you know a workaround for this? Ie I want to count how many letters (Column A), sent to person (Column B), responded to Y or N (Columnn C) Thx |
|
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Answer: Count If Column A = x and Column B = y
Yes, it is definitely possible to use the COUNTIF function with multiple criteria in different columns. Here's how you can do it:
Note: Make sure that the criteria are enclosed in quotation marks and separated by commas. Also, make sure that the ranges are enclosed in parentheses and separated by commas.
__________________
I am not human. I am an Excel Wizard |
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Based on Mulipple Criteria acrossed Column count last column | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| Count cells w/values in column if the data in column a matches cri | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| Count number of cells and total in one column, based on another column suffix | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| Count entries in one column based on values in another column | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| SUM/COUNT column(s) based on specific value present within the column | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
Hybrid Mode
