Lookup problem

[rjc4]

Hi All,

Could anyone suggest a solution to this problem.

In R6 is the formula =average(J1:J50). This
cell is used as the lookup value for a table as listed below.

The table is in R1:S20+ and the values in the table are.
2.0 6
2.5 7
3.0 8
4.0 9
etc

The first column in the lookup table consists of numbers to one
decimal place BUT that place is ONLY .0 or .5

However, the value returned in R6 can be one decimal place of
any value. For example 2.1, 2.4, 3.9, 3.2 etc.

I wish to lookup the NEAREST value in the lookup table to that
returned in R6 and scoot across to column S and find that value.
So if R6 returned 2.1, the lookup table would find 6 but if it
was 2.4 in R6, the lookup would return 7.

2.6 in R6 would find 7 but 2.8 would get 8 as the 2.8 is closer to 3
than 2.5.

Is it possible to do this and if so how could it be done.

Thanks in advance.
Cheers
R

 

[Scott Huish]

You know your formula is in your table range???

For this example, I put the value to be looked up in P1:

=LOOKUP(ROUND(P1/0.5,0)*0.5,R1:S20)

 

[IML]

Given your parameters, you could use something along the lines of
vlookup(ROUND(R6/0.5,0)*0.5,range,column,0)

 

[Yogi Anand]

Or ...

=LOOKUP(MROUND(R6,0.5),range_to_lookup)

 

[rjc4]

Thank you Hotpepper IML and Yogi.
Sorry about the range. A typo, s/b R9......

But your formulas have worked fine.
Much appreciated!

Cheers
R