Tuesday 26 November 2019

Excel CountIF Function


Excel CountIf Function is a built-in excel statistical function. It is a worksheet function that can be used as a part of formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Syntax
=countif(range, criteria)

Arguments
  • Range. Required. The range of cells that you want to count based on certain criteria.
  • Criteria. Required. Criteria to determine which cells to count


Purpose
To count the number of cells based on a single criterion

Return Type
Numeric

Remarks
  • CountIf function supports logical operators - >,<,<>,= and wildcards *,? For partial matching.
  • Criteria can also be based on a value from another cell using concatenation.
  • CountIf is not case-sensitive.
  • In criteria, do not forget to use double quotes for text, while numbers can be passed without quotes.
  • When logical operator is used with a number, enclosed them with quotes.
  • Value from another cell can also be used in criteria using concatenation ex”</>/=”&cell
  • Wildcards * and ? can be used in criteria

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