Simple counting question

[samilynn]

I think I must have stayed up too late last night, because my brain isn't working today . How do I count how many sales were made per day, if I have the dates in Column A, and the sales in Column B? I know it's really simple, but gosh I am having a senior moment

Thanks!

Samantha

 

[Joe4]

Have a look here: How to COUNT values between two dates

 

[samilynn]

Have a look here: How to COUNT values between two dates

hi Joe, thank you for the reply, but I can't find on that page what I am looking for. Here is a sample of my data.

I am trying to calculate:
a. how many sales were made per day
b. the average sale per day

It can be in a Pivot Table, or in a formula on a new sheet...

Thank you so much!

 

[Joe4]

If you wanted to count the number of positive sales on 4/22/2024, your formula would just look like:

=COUNTIFS(A2:A21,"=4/22/2024",B2:B21,">0")

If you wanted to get the average, just use a SUMIF to sum up for the entire date and divide by the count, i.e.

=SUMIF(A2:A21,"=4/22/2024",B2:B21)/COUNTIFS(A2:A21,"=4/22/2024",B2:B21,">0")

 

[Eric W]

Or just AVERAGEIF for the average.

 

[Joe4]

Or just AVERAGEIF for the average.

Ah yes, I forgot that first came available in Excel 2016.
For some reason, I thought it did not come until later.

AVERAGEIF function - Microsoft Support

Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all the cells in a range that meet a given criteria.

support.microsoft.com

 

[samilynn]

Or just AVERAGEIF for the average.

Thanks Eric. I tried that, but it gives me the average per transaction. I need the average per date.

 

[Joe4]

Thanks Eric. I tried that, but it gives me the average per transaction. I need the average per date.

Then you probably have not set up your criteria correctly.
If you show us the formula you tried, we can probably help you fix it.

 

[samilynn]

Then you probably have not set up your criteria correctly.
If you show us the formula you tried, we can probably help you fix it.

I think I'm getting closer to the issue in my formula. I am using this =SUMPRODUCT(1/COUNTIF(Sheet1!A2:A5000,Sheet1!A2:A5000)) to count the number of unique days. It works if I just select the current range of A2:A21, but I don't want to have to keep manually updating it, so I used A2:A5000, but I get a #DIV/0! when using that range that includes blank rows. Any way around it?

 

[Joe4]

I think there may be a disconnect (or missing details) between the question you posted, and what you are really trying to do, because I thought I knew what you were asking for, but your last post now makes me question that.

I think it would be better to take a different approach here. Show us an example of your data AND your expected results based on that data, and explain the logic, if necessary. Then we are not trying to guess as to what you are ultimately trying to accomplish.

MrExcel has a tool called “XL2BB” that lets you post samples of your data that will allow us to copy/paste it to our Excel spreadsheets, so we can work with the same copy of data that you are. Instructions on using this tool can be found here: XL2BB Add-in

Note that there is also a "Test Here” forum on this board. This is a place where you can test using this tool (or any other posting techniques that you want to test) before trying to use those tools in your actual posts.