Microsoft KB Archive/191279

= XL98: FREQUENCY Returns Zeroes When Entered as Horizontal Array =

Article ID: 191279

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q191279





SYMPTOMS
If the FREQUENCY function is entered as a horizontal array, regardless of the orientation of the data array or the bins array, the function returns zeros (0).



CAUSE
This problem occurs as a result of the way the FREQUENCY function processes data.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, nest the FREQUENCY function inside the TRANSPOSE function as in the following example.

Example
  Type the following information into a worksheet:      A1:  79     B1: Bins A2: 85     B2: 70 A3: 78     B3: 79 A4: 85     B4: 89 A5: 83     B5: A6: 95     B6: A7: 88     B7: A8: 97     B8:  Select cells C1:F1 and type the following formula:

=TRANSPOSE(FREQUENCY(A1:A8,B2:B4))

NOTE: You must enter this formula as an array formula. To enter a formula as an array formula in Microsoft Excel press COMMAND+RETURN.

The returned results are as follows:   C1:  0   D1:  2   E1:  4   F1:  2

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords: kbprb KB191279

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