Find most frequent value/text in a range that has blanks without the blanks counting

[JoeH7745]

Working on a project and I need to identify the most frequent values in a column range that has blanks without the blanks being counted. Example if range C3:c412 has texts such as N4339A, N44321, N44329 and multiple blanks that will eventually be filled, how to I found the most frequent value without the blanks causing an error. I cannot use VBA. Thanks!

 

[Alex Blakenburg]

I would normally use a pivot table for this but see if this does what you want.

=LET(rData,C3:C412,
topN,1,
fltr,FILTER(rData,rData<>""),
TAKE(SORT(GROUPBY(fltr,fltr,COUNTA,1,0,-1),2,-1),topN))

 

[JoeH7745]

I would normally use a pivot table for this but see if this does what you want.

=LET(rData,C3:C412,
topN,1,
fltr,FILTER(rData,rData<>""),
TAKE(SORT(GROUPBY(fltr,fltr,COUNTA,1,0,-1),2,-1),topN))

Normally I would use Pivot tables as well but due to our sharepoint restrictions that function is blocked. I did try your formula and I couldn't get it to work. I appreciate your help!

 

[Alex Blakenburg]

What happened when you tried it ?
We will have a better chance if you show us a sample of your data. Ideally using the Forum's XL2BB tool but you can start with an image that includes the row & column references. If you have formulas in the cells make sure one of the cells is active and include the formula bar in the image.

Also show us the expected result based on the sample data.

PS: How are they blocking the pivot table function ? I have not heard of that being done.

 

[Cubist]

I would normally use a pivot table for this but see if this does what you want.

=LET(rData,C3:C412,
topN,1,
fltr,FILTER(rData,rData<>""),
TAKE(SORT(GROUPBY(fltr,fltr,COUNTA,1,0,-1),2,-1),topN))

GROUPBY has filter and sort built-in. The OP might not have the function yet.

 

[Fluff]

Another option if you don't have Groupby is

=LET(u,UNIQUE(FILTER(C3:C412,C3:C412<>"")),TAKE(SORT(HSTACK(u,COUNTIFS(C3:C412,u)),2,-1),1))