Converting Large Range of Numbers to Three Bucket Categories

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I have seen a few posts similar to what I am looking to do, but nothing that seems to hit this question directly. My apologies if I am wrong. This is something I have found a few rough patches for in the past, but am looking to do in one straightforward formula (if possible) since I need to start putting more reports together from this data.

What I am looking to do is categorize heights ranging from 8 feet to 75+ feet into three categories: (1) "Less than 45 Feet"; (2) "45 - 65 Feet"; and (3) "Greater than 65 Feet".

My data has about 30,000+ data rows with various heights that are not easily bucketized (each data point can have a height that is only a few tenths of a foot off from another). Some are in meters and some are in feet, and that conversion is something I am comfortable with and can incorporate into a formula once I am able to create the three categories.

Once I have the three height categories, I can start assigning costs based on that. As I mentioned, I have found some patches to get the information I need, but it takes a lot of time and is not efficient when I have to recreate reports.

Any help and/or direction will be greatly appreciated!
 

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