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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
An incentive scheme at work allocates points to employees and the three
highest earners per week receive bonus points. Therefore, I want excel to locate the three higest points in the rows of one column and insert the corresponding bonus points in the same row of the adjacent cell. I've tried combining the IF and Large functions to no avail. Many thanks --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
One way:-
With labels in A1:B1, names in A2:A30, and scores in B2:B30, and the three bonuses in the range G1:G3, highest in G1, in cell B2 put the following formula and then copy down to B30 =IF(ISERROR(MATCH(B2,LARGE($B$2:$B$30,{1,2,3}),0)) ,"",CHOOSE(MATCH(B2,LARGE($B$2 :$B$30,{1,2,3}),0),$G$1,$G$2,$G$3)) -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "andyp161 " wrote in message ... An incentive scheme at work allocates points to employees and the three highest earners per week receive bonus points. Therefore, I want excel to locate the three higest points in the rows of one column and insert the corresponding bonus points in the same row of the adjacent cell. I've tried combining the IF and Large functions to no avail. Many thanks --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 09/07/2004 |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
See:
http://216.92.17.166/board2/viewtopic.php?t=69970 "andyp161 " wrote in message ... An incentive scheme at work allocates points to employees and the three highest earners per week receive bonus points. Therefore, I want excel to locate the three higest points in the rows of one column and insert the corresponding bonus points in the same row of the adjacent cell. I've tried combining the IF and Large functions to no avail. Many thanks --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
Ken, this works brilliantly except for one thing - if, for example, two
people have earned the highest number of points, they should both receive the highest bonus points, and similarly for 2nd, 3rd and fourth; with the formula you kindly put forward, only for bonus points are matched in total? Kind regards --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
That gets somewhat harder, because where do you stop? Is the bonus money
unlimited? If 4 people match the highest score, 2 people match the second highest, and 3 people match the third highest score, do you give away 4 x Top prize, 2 x 2nd prize and 3 x 3rd prize? -- Regards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "andyp161 " wrote in message ... Ken, this works brilliantly except for one thing - if, for example, two people have earned the highest number of points, they should both receive the highest bonus points, and similarly for 2nd, 3rd and fourth; with the formula you kindly put forward, only for bonus points are matched in total? Kind regards --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.718 / Virus Database: 474 - Release Date: 09/07/2004 |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
Thanks for your response Ken. The answer, unfortunately, is yes - the
top bonus is awarded to however many people receive the highest points; the second highest bonus is awarded to however many people receive the second highest points, and so forth. Can this be done? Although this might seem strange, the way the scheme is set up, it is very unlikely that out of more than 200 hundred employees, more than 2 will receive equal points... Many thanks --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
The formula system I quoted adjusts Top N dynamically..
"andyp161 " wrote in message ... Thanks for your response Ken. The answer, unfortunately, is yes - the top bonus is awarded to however many people receive the highest points; the second highest bonus is awarded to however many people receive the second highest points, and so forth. Can this be done? Although this might seem strange, the way the scheme is set up, it is very unlikely that out of more than 200 hundred employees, more than 2 will receive equal points... Many thanks --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
Aladin, thanks for your help. Unfortunately, I cannot see how this
formula will work?? I want excel to find the cells with the highest 4 numbers, where equal numbers count as one bonus level, and then insert the bonus points as follows 1st=500, 2nd=250, 3rd=125 and 4th=75. From my understanding of the formula you quoted, the nth largest numbers are extracted, entered in specified cells, and, similarly, labels are extracted and entered in specified cells. Regards --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Excel IF/LARGE Function problem
To clarify, the original numbers are to remain where they are; bonus
points are to be inserted in the cells to the right of the four highest numbers. Regards --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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