Article ID: 100790
Article Last Modified on 8/15/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q100790
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, you can use the FREQUENCY() function in a SUM(IF()) array formula to count the number of rows in which an item appears within a specified range.
To count how many rows in which a value appears in a specified range, use the following formula
=SUM(IF(FREQUENCY(IF(range=item,ROW(range)), IF(range=item,ROW(range)))>0,1,0))
where "range" is the range that you want to search and "item" is the number or text string you want to find within each row. If you are searching for a text string, include quotation marks around both instances of "item."
NOTE: The formulas discussed in this article must be entered as array formulas by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER in Microsoft Excel for Windows or by pressing COMMAND+ENTER in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh.
MORE INFORMATION
For example, to find out how many rows in which "XXX" appears within the following range
A1: XXX B1: XXX C1: XXX
A2: YYY B2: XXX C2: XXX
A3: DDD B3: DDD C3: YYY
A4: XXX B4: YYY C4: DDD
use the following array formula:
=SUM(IF(FREQUENCY(IF(A1:C4="XXX",ROW(A1:C4)), IF(A1:C4="XXX",ROW(A1:C4)))>0,1,0))
This formula returns the value 3, indicating that "XXX" is contained in three rows of the range.
REFERENCES
"Function Reference," version 4.0, pages 178-179, 364
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Keywords: KB100790
