Counting the first instance

Iain McBride

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Hi guys,
Trying to calculate the instances of certain occurrences happening.
Count EVERY 1 to 1
Count first instance of Group 1, 2 and 3
Do not count Absent:

I want to calculate it at the bottom of the range B5:B16 (so in cell B17).

can get certain aspects of the formula but not fully working,

Any help gratefully received.

Thanks,
Iain
 

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From the little you have given us it is impossible to know what you have, where and what you are trying to do.

I'd suggest posting a small set of dummy data and the expected results and explain again in relation to that data. My signature block below has suggestions to help with that.
 
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[TABLE="width: 416"]
<colgroup><col><col><col span="3"></colgroup><tbody>[TR]
[TD]Here is a quick snap shot of my table:



[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Column1[/TD]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Date2[/TD]
[TD]Date3[/TD]
[TD]Date4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]group 1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Group 2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Group 2[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Abs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Abs[/TD]
[TD]Group 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Abs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD]Abs[/TD]
[TD]abs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Group 2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD]Group 2[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Group 2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD]Group 2[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Group 1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD]group 3[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Abs [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]group 3[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[TD]1:1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Total Sessions[/TD]
[TD] 4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

So the table highlights that every 1:! is counted every first instance of a Group session is counted (the rest are not counted), and the Abs (absent) are not counted.

Hope that clear things (even just a little!)
 
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See if this does what you want.
B14 is copied to D14 & E14

Excel Workbook
ABCDE
1Column1DateDate2Date3Date4
2Namegroup 111:11:1
3NameGroup 10Group 1Group 1
4NameGroup 21Group 2Group 1
5Name1:111:1Group 1
6NameAbs1AbsGroup 2
7NameAbs0Absabs
8NameGroup 10Group 11:1
9NameGroup 20Group 21:1
10NameGroup 20Group 21:1
11NameGroup 10group 31:1
12NameAbs1group 31:1
13Name1:11:11:1
14Total Sessions469
Count
 
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I have now been asked to add an element into the dropdown list (NMN - no meeting needed) that we are not counting (like the 'Abs'). Sadly I do not understand the above formula - can anyone help me to amend the formula.

Thanks
Iain
 
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