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    Question choose RAND() function for specific criteria

    Is there a way to do a RAND function but for a specific criteria?

    For example, I have a database full of sport players. If a field in the database for each record is 'group', and for instance a group can be basketball,baseball,hockey. Is there a way to do a RAND function to grab a random record in my database that has the 'group' of 'baseball' ???

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    EDIT: file i am working with
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    Re: choose RAND() function for specific criteria

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    Re: choose RAND() function for specific criteria

    here is the file i am working with, but for food. (sport example was just something more clear)
    With this example each food has a 'group', either entree, side, or drink.
    I want one random entree, one side, and one drink to make a meal.

    example.xlsx

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