Highest ABS in Range

erock24

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This should be easy but I'm having trouble.
How can I pull the highest absolute value out of a range?
Thanks for your time and help.
 

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The highest ABS in a range is going to be the same as =ABS(MAX(A:A)) because there is no scenario where the results will differ if you apply abs to each number then max, or vice versa.
 
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The highest ABS in a range is going to be the same as =ABS(MAX(A:A)) because there is no scenario where the results will differ if you apply abs to each number then max, or vice versa.

Not True
personal.xls
ABCD
1198
2-5
32
48
5-9
Sheet1
 
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Try this fill in Range with the range needed. Confirm with Ctrl + Shift +Enter, not just enter

Code:
=INDEX(Range,MATCH(MAX(ABS(Range)),ABS(Range),0),1)
 
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Jonmo1

thanks. I always forget about ctrl+shift+enter. Works perfect. Also, it turns out I had an #N/A deep within my range, so that was messing things up as well. :rolleyes:

0orang,

Your formula only returns the highest value of the positive numbers.

Thank you all for your time and help.
 
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