Counting Using Multiple Criteria

[mhall5]

Does anyone know what is the best way to count values based on multiple criteria? I am trying to count each instance where based on a certain range of dates, a person name shows up. What would be the best way to do this. I have tried countif, count(if(, Sumif, array formulas, sumproduct,etc. All of these to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions or thinks I am overlooking something please let me know. THe colums which contain the dates and names of persons are not ajacent. Any name can be corresponded with any date, even identical. Please help!!! Also is it possible to enter date ranges as criteria in excel

[Biff]

Hi!

Assumptions:

Dates in A1:A100
Names in Z1:Z100

> is it possible to enter date ranges as criteria in excel

Use 2 cells to hold the date range and a cell to hold the name:

B1 = start date
C1 = end date
D1 = name

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A1:A100>=B1),--(A1:A100<=C1),--(Z1:Z100=D1))

Biff

"mhall5" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Does anyone know what is the best way to count values based on multiple
> criteria? I am trying to count each instance where based on a certain
> range of dates, a person name shows up. What would be the best way to
> do this. I have tried countif, count(if(, Sumif, array formulas,
> sumproduct,etc. All of these to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions
> or thinks I am overlooking something please let me know. THe colums
> which contain the dates and names of persons are not ajacent. Any name
> can be corresponded with any date, even identical. Please help!!! Also
> is it possible to enter date ranges as criteria in excel
>
>
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[Bob Phillips]

=SUMPRODUCT(--($A$2:$A$200>=--"2006-01-01"),--($A$2:$A$200<=--"2006-01-31"),
--($X$2:$X$200="Pete"))

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HTH

RP
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> Does anyone know what is the best way to count values based on multiple
> criteria? I am trying to count each instance where based on a certain
> range of dates, a person name shows up. What would be the best way to
> do this. I have tried countif, count(if(, Sumif, array formulas,
> sumproduct,etc. All of these to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions
> or thinks I am overlooking something please let me know. THe colums
> which contain the dates and names of persons are not ajacent. Any name
> can be corresponded with any date, even identical. Please help!!! Also
> is it possible to enter date ranges as criteria in excel
>
>
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[Elkar]

This should get the results you want:

=SUMPRODUCT(--(A1:A100="Name"),--(C1:C100>DATEVALUE("1/01/2005")),--(C1:C100<DATEVALUE("01/15/2005")))

Of course, adjust the ranges and dates to match your needs.

HTH,
Elkar

"mhall5" wrote:

>
> Does anyone know what is the best way to count values based on multiple
> criteria? I am trying to count each instance where based on a certain
> range of dates, a person name shows up. What would be the best way to
> do this. I have tried countif, count(if(, Sumif, array formulas,
> sumproduct,etc. All of these to no avail. If anyone has any suggestions
> or thinks I am overlooking something please let me know. THe colums
> which contain the dates and names of persons are not ajacent. Any name
> can be corresponded with any date, even identical. Please help!!! Also
> is it possible to enter date ranges as criteria in excel
>
>
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> mhall5
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[mhall5]

THanks for all the replies guys. I think that last one finally got it for me. But I want to thank everyone who replied to my post.