I have data from a survey( 49 questions) from 484 subjects. They had to
choose 7 questions. Each subject responses are entered in a row ( 484 rows)
as a number (from 1 to 49) each subject has 7 responses (7 cells) (7
columns). I want to select a group of questions at a time and see how many
subjects answered those questions. for example if i choose #3, 7,11,22,33 and
60 of my subjects match 3 or 4 of my numbers then at the end of the row i
want a total of how many matched ie 3 or 4.

One way

Assuming the reference set of 7 numbers is entered in A1:G1
and your 484 rows of source data starts in A2:G2 down
(the numbers in the reference set/source data need not be sorted)

Put this in say, H2:
=SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2:G2,$A$1:$G$1,0)))
Copy H2 down to the last row of data. Col H will return the required # of
matched numbers within each row of source data.
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Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"Jace" wrote:
I have data from a survey( 49 questions) from 484 subjects. They had to
choose 7 questions. Each subject responses are entered in a row ( 484 rows)
as a number (from 1 to 49) each subject has 7 responses (7 cells) (7
columns). I want to select a group of questions at a time and see how many
subjects answered those questions. for example if i choose #3, 7,11,22,33 and
60 of my subjects match 3 or 4 of my numbers then at the end of the row i
want a total of how many matched ie 3 or 4.

Thanks for your help Max could you be a little more specific.
I want to know how many subjects responded to questions 3,11,27,33,46 i
have these #'s in each of my seven columns A1:G1 just the way i have typed
them here.
-is this correct?
-the formula that you suggested H2:(do i need to add H485)
=SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2:G2,$A$1:$G$1,0)))
Where your(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(-WHAT DO I PUT THERE AND HOW SHOULD IT BE WRITTEN
-At the end of the formula you have 3))) is this a type O?

"Max" wrote:

One way

Assuming the reference set of 7 numbers is entered in A1:G1
and your 484 rows of source data starts in A2:G2 down
(the numbers in the reference set/source data need not be sorted)

Put this in say, H2:
=SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2:G2,$A$1:$G$1,0)))
Copy H2 down to the last row of data. Col H will return the required # of
matched numbers within each row of source data.
--
Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"Jace" wrote:
I have data from a survey( 49 questions) from 484 subjects. They had to
choose 7 questions. Each subject responses are entered in a row ( 484 rows)
as a number (from 1 to 49) each subject has 7 responses (7 cells) (7
columns). I want to select a group of questions at a time and see how many
subjects answered those questions. for example if i choose #3, 7,11,22,33 and
60 of my subjects match 3 or 4 of my numbers then at the end of the row i
want a total of how many matched ie 3 or 4.

Perhaps best to have a working sample
to illustrate the earlier suggestion?

Here's the link:
http://cjoint.com/?mzmMZAg8c8
Count each row for total matches.xls

--
Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
xdemechanik
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"Jace" wrote:
Thanks for your help Max could you be a little more specific.
I want to know how many subjects responded to questions 3,11,27,33,46 i
have these #'s in each of my seven columns A1:G1 just the way i have typed
them here.
-is this correct?
-the formula that you suggested H2:(do i need to add H485)
=SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(A2:G2,$A$1:$G$1,0)))
Where your(--ISNUMBER(MATCH(-WHAT DO I PUT THERE AND HOW SHOULD IT BE WRITTEN
-At the end of the formula you have 3))) is this a type O?