Count Function on True Statements

I wonder if I can do a count on a specific value, like if I had this:

CAR1
CAR1
CAR2
CAR2
CAR2
CAR3

Is there a way I can count how many "car2" I have? Currently, the only way I can do this is to set a true/false statement then count the trues.

=COUNTIF(A1:A6,"=Car2")

This will result in the number of "Car2" instances found in the range A1 to A6.

Thanks. Actually I wanted to be more specific. If I had 2 sheets and one was:
car1
car1
car2
car2
car2
car3

and then another column had:
car1
car2
car3

then I wanted to know how I can count using the 2nd column as the value... I'm thinking it's this:
=COUNTIF(A1:A6,B1)

=countif(a1:a10,"car2")

This is a function that accepts wildcards, so if you wanted to count any old
car:

=countif(a1:a10,"car*")
(starts with car)

or

=countif(a1:a10,"*car*")
(contains car)

krayziez wrote:
>
> I wonder if I can do a count on a specific value, like if I had this:
>
> CAR1
> CAR1
> CAR2
> CAR2
> CAR2
> CAR3
>
> Is there a way I can count how many "car2" I have? Currently, the only
> way I can do this is to set a true/false statement then count the
> trues.
>
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Dave Peterson

Dear Krayziez:

All you have to do is group your COUNTIF statements together by either
Adding them or subtracting them from one list against other.

Example
=CountIf(Sheet1!A1:A6,"Car2")+CountIf(Sheet2!A1:A3,"Car2")

Joe P.


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From: krayziez
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Posted At: Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:34 PM
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Thanks. Actually I wanted to be more specific. If I had 2 sheets and one
was:
car1
car1
car2
car2
car2
car3

and then another column had:
car1
car2
car3

then I wanted to know how I can count using the 2nd column as the
value... I'm thinking it's this:
=COUNTIF(A1:A6,B1)


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Use

=COUNTIF($A$1:$A$6,B1)

or if on separate sheets

=COUNTIF(Sheet1!$A$1:$A$6,B1)

and copy down

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Bob Phillips

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"krayziez" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> Thanks. Actually I wanted to be more specific. If I had 2 sheets and one
> was:
> car1
> car1
> car2
> car2
> car2
> car3
>
> and then another column had:
> car1
> car2
> car3
>
> then I wanted to know how I can count using the 2nd column as the
> value... I'm thinking it's this:
> =COUNTIF(A1:A6,B1)
>
>
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> krayziez
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Great info. Thanks alot! This forum is my new home!