Counting a word in a multi row/column range excuding duplicates in the same row

[mcavallod]

Hey Everyone!

I'm trying to count a word in a range of data that includes multiple rows and columns. However, I do not want to include the word in the count more than once if it is in the same row more than once. For example if I had a 4x4 table (A1:D4) and I was attempting to count the word "the" and "the" was in A1, A2, A4, B3, C1, C4, D2, D3, and D4, I would want the count to be 4, one for every row it appears in. I tried using both COUNTIF and SUMPRODUCT functions to count all of the data in the range and then subtract the unnecessary duplicates, but I have a large data set (B4:J350) so it is unfeasible to do it that way. Is there a better way to do this? Thank you so much for your help!

Thanks again,
Mike

 

[pgc01]

Hi Mike

To count the number of rows that have at least 1 cell equal to "A", try this array formula in G2:

=COUNT(1/FREQUENCY(IF(A1:D6="A",ROW(A1:D6)),ROW(A1:D6)))

This is an array formula, you have to confirm it with CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER and not just ENTER.


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