table statistics

[j3andc]

Jim Test1.xls
	A	B	C	D
1
2		A	B	C
3	1	Jim	Joe
4	2	Joe	Jim
5	3	Jeff	Mark	Jim
6	4	Joe	Mark
7	5	Jeff
8	6	Mark	Jeff
9
10
11	Jim	1	2	3
12	Joe	1	2	4
13	Mark	3	4	6
14	Jeff	3	5	6
Sheet1

From the above example, I am trying to use a formula to provide the statistics in rows 11 - 14 (by name, the number of each row that the name can be found). In its current layout, I can not figure out how to use a formula to do this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jim

 

[Domenic]

Assuming that a name occurs only once in any row, try the following...

B11, copied across and down:

=IF(COLUMNS($B11:B11)<=COUNTIF($B$3:$D$8,$A11),SMALL(IF($B$3:$D$8=$A11,$A$3:$A$8),COLUMNS($B11:B11)),"")

...confirmed with CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER, not just ENTER. Post back if a name can occur more than once in any row.

Hope this helps!

 

[j3andc]

Great! I was able to make it work.

Now to understand it.

What is the initial comparison for? (is the number of columns less than or equal to the number of times the name shows up?)

 

[Domenic]

What is the initial comparison for? (is the number of columns less than or equal to the number of times the name shows up?)

Yes, that's exactly the case. When COLUMNS($B11:B11) returns a number that is greater than the number of times the name shows up, the formula returns a blank instead of #NUM!, which would otherwise occur without the IF statement.