16 diffetent if functions for 2 criteria
 

I am using excel to calculate BMI for children. I have 16 different if
functions entered and want to set a criteria for using each function.
Basically I want to use one formula for 5 year old boys, another for 5 yr.
old girls, one for 6 year old boys, and another for 6 year old girls, etc. I
have the formulas in a different sheet. I've tried countifs but I can't seem
to get that to work. Example below:
A B C D E
F G
Name Gender Age Height Weight BMI Category

16 diffetent if functions for 2 criteria
 

Andy

Instead of 16 different if functions..you can have a table such as below in
Sheet2. and use a VLOOKUP() MATCH() formula to get the desired results

In Sheet1 try the below formula
=VLOOKUP(age,Sheet2!A1:C10,MATCH(boy/girl,Sheet2!A1:C1,0),0)

OR
=VLOOKUP(5,Sheet2!$A$1:$C$10,MATCH("Boy",Sheet2!$A $1:$C$1,0),0)
which will lookup Boy with Age5 and return the corresponding value from the
Sheet2 table. for the above formula it will return x1 or what ever in that
cell...

Col A Col B Col C
Age Boy Girl
5 x1 y1
6 x2 y2
7 x3 y3
8 x4 y4
9 x5 y5
10 x6 y6

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Andy" wrote:

I am using excel to calculate BMI for children. I have 16 different if
functions entered and want to set a criteria for using each function.
Basically I want to use one formula for 5 year old boys, another for 5 yr.
old girls, one for 6 year old boys, and another for 6 year old girls, etc. I
have the formulas in a different sheet. I've tried countifs but I can't seem
to get that to work. Example below:
A B C D E
F G
Name Gender Age Height Weight BMI Category

16 diffetent if functions for 2 criteria
 

Can't get that to work... the result is a formula. Maybe this will better
explain what I need. If Gender Column is "M" and age column is "5" then I
need the result of the formulaA. If Gender Column is "M" and age column is
"6" then I need the result of formulaB, etc.

In sheet 2 I have a table that has the corresponding formula for gender and
age similiar to the one as follows:

Gender Column Age Column Formula
M 5
=IF(M227.9,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 6
=IF(M228,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 7
=IF(M229,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 8
=IF(M227.9,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 5
=IF(M228,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 6
=IF(M229,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 7
=IF(M230,"Overweight",IF(M223...





"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Andy

Instead of 16 different if functions..you can have a table such as below in
Sheet2. and use a VLOOKUP() MATCH() formula to get the desired results

In Sheet1 try the below formula
=VLOOKUP(age,Sheet2!A1:C10,MATCH(boy/girl,Sheet2!A1:C1,0),0)

OR
=VLOOKUP(5,Sheet2!$A$1:$C$10,MATCH("Boy",Sheet2!$A $1:$C$1,0),0)
which will lookup Boy with Age5 and return the corresponding value from the
Sheet2 table. for the above formula it will return x1 or what ever in that
cell...

Col A Col B Col C
Age Boy Girl
5 x1 y1
6 x2 y2
7 x3 y3
8 x4 y4
9 x5 y5
10 x6 y6

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Andy" wrote:

I am using excel to calculate BMI for children. I have 16 different if
functions entered and want to set a criteria for using each function.
Basically I want to use one formula for 5 year old boys, another for 5 yr.
old girls, one for 6 year old boys, and another for 6 year old girls, etc. I
have the formulas in a different sheet. I've tried countifs but I can't seem
to get that to work. Example below:
A B C D E
F G
Name Gender Age Height Weight BMI Category

16 diffetent if functions for 2 criteria
 

Post your conditions; there is much better way to do this.

You can have a solution with the current arrangment using VBA..

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Andy" wrote:

Can't get that to work... the result is a formula. Maybe this will better
explain what I need. If Gender Column is "M" and age column is "5" then I
need the result of the formulaA. If Gender Column is "M" and age column is
"6" then I need the result of formulaB, etc.

In sheet 2 I have a table that has the corresponding formula for gender and
age similiar to the one as follows:

Gender Column Age Column Formula
M 5
=IF(M227.9,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 6
=IF(M228,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 7
=IF(M229,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 8
=IF(M227.9,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 5
=IF(M228,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 6
=IF(M229,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 7
=IF(M230,"Overweight",IF(M223...





"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Andy

Instead of 16 different if functions..you can have a table such as below in
Sheet2. and use a VLOOKUP() MATCH() formula to get the desired results

In Sheet1 try the below formula
=VLOOKUP(age,Sheet2!A1:C10,MATCH(boy/girl,Sheet2!A1:C1,0),0)

OR
=VLOOKUP(5,Sheet2!$A$1:$C$10,MATCH("Boy",Sheet2!$A $1:$C$1,0),0)
which will lookup Boy with Age5 and return the corresponding value from the
Sheet2 table. for the above formula it will return x1 or what ever in that
cell...

Col A Col B Col C
Age Boy Girl
5 x1 y1
6 x2 y2
7 x3 y3
8 x4 y4
9 x5 y5
10 x6 y6

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Andy" wrote:

I am using excel to calculate BMI for children. I have 16 different if
functions entered and want to set a criteria for using each function.
Basically I want to use one formula for 5 year old boys, another for 5 yr.
old girls, one for 6 year old boys, and another for 6 year old girls, etc. I
have the formulas in a different sheet. I've tried countifs but I can't seem
to get that to work. Example below:
A B C D E
F G
Name Gender Age Height Weight BMI Category

16 diffetent if functions for 2 criteria
 

Hope this makes sense...

Gender Age Formula
F 5
=IF(I227.9,"Overweight**",IF(I223,"Overweight*", IF(I218.1,"Overweight",IF(I216.8,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I213.4,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

F 6
=IF(I327.9,"Overweight**",IF(I323.4,"Overweight* ",IF(I318.7,"Overweight",IF(I317.1,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I313.3,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

F 7
=IF(I428.9,"Overweight**",IF(I424,"Overweight*", IF(I419.5,"Overweight",IF(I417.6,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I413.3,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

F 8
=IF(I529.9,"Overweight**",IF(I525,"Overweight*", IF(I520.5,"Overweight",IF(I518.3,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I513.5,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

F 9
=IF(I629.9,"Overweight**",IF(I625,"Overweight*", IF(I621.7,"Overweight",IF(I619.1,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I613.7,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

F 10
=IF(I729.9,"Overweight**",IF(I726,"Overweight*", IF(I722.9,"Overweight",IF(I719.9,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I713.9,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

F 11
=IF(I829.9,"Overweight**",IF(I827,"Overweight*", IF(I823.9,"Overweight",IF(I820.8,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I814.3,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

F 12
=IF(I929.9,"Overweight**",IF(I927,"Overweight*", IF(I925.1,"Overweight",IF(I921.7,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I914.7,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

[gasp for air :)]

M 5
=IF(I227.9,"Overweight**",IF(I223,"Overweight*", IF(I217.9,"Overweight",IF(I216.8,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I213.7,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

M 6
=IF(I327.9,"Overweight**",IF(I323.4,"Overweight* ",IF(I318.3,"Overweight",IF(I317,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I313.7,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

M 7
=IF(I428.9,"Overweight**",IF(I424,"Overweight*", IF(I419,"Overweight",IF(I417.4,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I413.7,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

M 8
=IF(I529.9,"Overweight**",IF(I525,"Overweight*", IF(I519.9,"Overweight",IF(I517.9,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I513.7,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

M 9
=IF(I629.9,"Overweight**",IF(I625,"Overweight*", IF(I621,"Overweight",IF(I618.6,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I613.9,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

M 10
=IF(I729.9,"Overweight**",IF(I726,"Overweight*", IF(I722,"Overweight",IF(I719.3,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I714.1,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

M 11
=IF(I829.9,"Overweight**",IF(I827,"Overweight*", IF(I823.1,"Overweight",IF(I820.1,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I814.5,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

M 12
=IF(I929.9,"Overweight**",IF(I927,"Overweight*", IF(I924.1,"Overweight",IF(I921,"At Risk of Overweight",IF(I914.9,"Normal Range","Underweight")))))

Whew... I'm not sure if if matters, but column I in the formula is their BMI
which is calulated from a formula. Age is also calculated using a datediff
formula. Thanks for your help!!!!!!!

"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Post your conditions; there is much better way to do this.

You can have a solution with the current arrangment using VBA..

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Andy" wrote:

Can't get that to work... the result is a formula. Maybe this will better
explain what I need. If Gender Column is "M" and age column is "5" then I
need the result of the formulaA. If Gender Column is "M" and age column is
"6" then I need the result of formulaB, etc.

In sheet 2 I have a table that has the corresponding formula for gender and
age similiar to the one as follows:

Gender Column Age Column Formula
M 5
=IF(M227.9,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 6
=IF(M228,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 7
=IF(M229,"Overweight",IF(M223...
M 8
=IF(M227.9,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 5
=IF(M228,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 6
=IF(M229,"Overweight",IF(M223...
F 7
=IF(M230,"Overweight",IF(M223...





"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Andy

Instead of 16 different if functions..you can have a table such as below in
Sheet2. and use a VLOOKUP() MATCH() formula to get the desired results

In Sheet1 try the below formula
=VLOOKUP(age,Sheet2!A1:C10,MATCH(boy/girl,Sheet2!A1:C1,0),0)

OR
=VLOOKUP(5,Sheet2!$A$1:$C$10,MATCH("Boy",Sheet2!$A $1:$C$1,0),0)
which will lookup Boy with Age5 and return the corresponding value from the
Sheet2 table. for the above formula it will return x1 or what ever in that
cell...

Col A Col B Col C
Age Boy Girl
5 x1 y1
6 x2 y2
7 x3 y3
8 x4 y4
9 x5 y5
10 x6 y6

If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Andy" wrote:

I am using excel to calculate BMI for children. I have 16 different if
functions entered and want to set a criteria for using each function.
Basically I want to use one formula for 5 year old boys, another for 5 yr.
old girls, one for 6 year old boys, and another for 6 year old girls, etc. I
have the formulas in a different sheet. I've tried countifs but I can't seem
to get that to work. Example below:
A B C D E
F G
Name Gender Age Height Weight BMI Category