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Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

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    Cool Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    This formula allows me to find the lowest value in column U where column N contains the text "NO".

    {=MIN(IF($N$2:$N$10000="NO",$U$2:$U$10000))}

    I want to add another condition so that the formula only returns the lowest value in column U where (i) column N contains the text "NO" and also (ii) column F contains the text "YES".

    Any suggestions gratefully received.

    Thank you.

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Try:

    =MIN(INDEX(($N$2:$N$10000="NO")*($F$2:$F$10000="YES")*$U$2:$U$10000,0))

    Edited to add:

    Sorry, being stupid. Try:

    {=MIN(If(($N$2:$N$10000="NO")*($F$2:$F$10000="YES"),$U$2:$U$10000))}

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Hello

    Try this:

    =MIN(IF(AND(N2:N10000="NO",F2:F10000="YES"),U2:U10000))
    Click *, if my suggestion helps you. Have a good day!!

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Thank you both.

    Those should both work (I have entered them as arrays) but they are both returning 0. The answer should be much higher - there are no 0 entries in column U.

    Any ideas?

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Are there any rows which meet the criteria? Is the value in column F exactly equal to "YES" (and not say "Yes", "yes", "YES " or "Y")?

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Quote Originally Posted by jraj1106 View Post
    =MIN(IF(AND(N2:N10000="NO",F2:F10000="YES"),U2:U10000))
    AND returns a single value not an array so it won't be appropriate here, I recommend you use Andrew's second suggestion, (the first will return zero unless all rows meet the conditions)

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew-R View Post
    .....Is the value in column F exactly equal to "YES" (and not say "Yes", "yes", "YES " or "Y")?
    The formula isn't case-sensitive so as long as it's "yEs" the case won't matter
    Audere est facere

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Not case-sensitive? Well, every day's a school day, isn't it?

    It will, however, be sensitive to leading or trailing spaces, so do check for those.

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    I think this must be the problem.

    When I add a column:

    =IF(AND((F1="YES"),(N1="NO")),"GOOD","BAD")

    I get some "BAD"s even where F1="YES" and N1="NO". But I can't work out why!

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Try this standard formula
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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Try just =F1="YES" and copy down and see how many FALSE answers you get.

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    It's very strange. I get all correct answers when I do =IF(F2="YES","CORRECT") and = (IF(N2="NO","CORRECT")

    But not when I combine them!

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    Re: Finding minimum value in a column based on multiple text criteria in other columns

    Can you post a sample of your workbook?

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