Dear All, I have a panel of data with some blank cells (absent observations).
If I replace the blanks with anything ("""", #NA etc.) and then run the IF
command (say, IF(B2361,1,B236)), I get a one where the blank cells used to
be. I want the value to remain blank, instead of recording a false
'observation'. Can anyone help?

Nick

Try it like this...

=IF(COUNT(B236),IF(B2361,1,B236),"")

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"Nick S" <Nick wrote in message
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Dear All, I have a panel of data with some blank cells (absent
observations).
If I replace the blanks with anything ("""", #NA etc.) and then run the IF
command (say, IF(B2361,1,B236)), I get a one where the blank cells used
to
be. I want the value to remain blank, instead of recording a false
'observation'. Can anyone help?

Nick

Try
=IF(ISERROR(B236*1),"",MIN(1,B236))

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"Nick S" wrote:

Dear All, I have a panel of data with some blank cells (absent observations).
If I replace the blanks with anything ("""", #NA etc.) and then run the IF
command (say, IF(B2361,1,B236)), I get a one where the blank cells used to
be. I want the value to remain blank, instead of recording a false
'observation'. Can anyone help?

Nick

"Nick S" <Nick wrote:
IF(B2361,1,B236))
[....]
I want the value to remain blank, instead of recording
a false 'observation'.

If B236 will only be empty or contain a null string (=''"") or a number,
then try:

=IF(B236="", "", B236)

If you want the result to be no greater than 1, per your original logic (I
wasn't sure if that was intended or a kludge), then try:

=IF(B236="", "", MIN(1,B236))


I have a panel of data with some blank cells (absent observations).
If I replace the blanks with anything ("""", #NA etc.) [....]

If your intent is replace empty cells with text other than the null string
(="""), then try:

=IF(ISNUMBER(B236), B236, "")


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"Nick S" <Nick wrote in message
...
Dear All, I have a panel of data with some blank cells (absent
observations).
If I replace the blanks with anything ("""", #NA etc.) and then run the IF
command (say, IF(B2361,1,B236)), I get a one where the blank cells used
to
be. I want the value to remain blank, instead of recording a false
'observation'. Can anyone help?

Nick