Circular reference causing formula issue

**spacemonkey82** · 09-04-2011, 04:34 AM

Hi guys,

First of all I would like to say hello to everyone on the forums

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Now I was hoping someone might be able to help me with an issue I'm having with a formula in exel. I have been trying to find a solution for two days now and can not find it, so I was hoping some one here might be able to help.

I have atached a workbook with the formula and the cells I am trying to calculate.

Here is the problem;

I have two colums which contain data, one has measurements(first column) and the other has a deviation from the mean value (second column) calculated from all the measurements in the first column.

The formula I have created seems to work untill I get a zero reading, once a zero reading has been calculated it seems to throw back random numbers rather than leaving the cell as zero.
I think the problem might be to do with circular reference that I am being warned about when I open the work book.

So basicaly what I would like the formula to do Is return a zero in the deviation column if the measurement column reads zero, and also if possible would I be able to have a + sign in front of my positive values in the deviation column.

I hope this makes sense, and someone might be able to help me.

Thank you for you time.

Rgds,
Spacemonkey.

**zbor** · 09-04-2011, 04:39 AM

Hi spacemonkey82, wellcome to the forum...

Please, rename your title according to the rules:

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**spacemonkey82** · 09-04-2011, 04:47 AM

Hi Zbor,

Thanks for the advice, I have changed the description as requestead.
All though I am not 100% sure that the circular reference is causing the problem just my guess.