Match and return highest value

[justaddwater]

Apologies for the newb question, im very much beginner level excel.
I'm trying to find a value in column A where there at least 2 of that same name and find the higher number of those two matched names. I also want to return the name of the agent that ties to the higher value in column C.
i.e. I want to look up Melbourne and the value should return 610, and in another column I want to return Robert.

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Site[/TD]
[TD]Agent[/TD]
[TD]Value
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Melbourne[/TD]
[TD]Penny[/TD]
[TD]585[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]

Melbourne​

<strike></strike>
[/TD]
[TD]Robert[/TD]
[TD]610[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sydney[/TD]
[TD]Michael[/TD]
[TD]1100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sydney[/TD]
[TD]Courtney[/TD]
[TD]1150[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[kweaver]

If you place this array formula (CTRL+SHIFT+Enter) in column D, it will return the max for the match:

=MAX(IF($A$2:$A$5="Melbourne",$C$2:$C$5))

and this array formula in E2:

=INDEX($B$2:$B$5,MATCH(1,("Melbourne"=$A$2:$A$5)*(D2=$C$2:$C$5),0))

If you drag those two down 1 row and change the name to "Sydney"

 

[justaddwater]

If you place this array formula (CTRL+SHIFT+Enter) in column D, it will return the max for the match:

=MAX(IF(A2:A5="Melbourne",C2:C5))

and this array formula in E2:

=INDEX(B2:B5,MATCH(1,("Melbourne"=A2:A5)*(D2=C2:C5),0))

Thanks kweaver, that will definitely work, but I have 180 different sites, so instead of having to include the site name in the formula, I wanted to be able to look it up from the table, and then find the highest corresponding value. Is it possible to combine a vlookup in the formula to do this?

 

[DanteAmor]

Try this


<table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff; "> <colgroup><col style="font-weight:bold; width:30px; " /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:50.38px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:78.89px;" /></colgroup><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; font-size:8pt; "><td > </td><td >A</td><td >B</td><td >C</td><td >D</td><td >E</td><td >F</td><td >G</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >1</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Site</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Agent</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Value</td><td style="color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Site</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Name</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Value</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >2</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Melbourne</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Penny</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">585</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#222222; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:left; ">Melbourne</td><td >Robert</td><td style="text-align:right; ">610</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >3</td><td style="color:#222222; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:left; ">Melbourne</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Robert</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">610</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td >Courtney</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1150</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >4</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Michael</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">1100</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Perth</td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >5</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Courtney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">1150</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >6</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Perth</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Math</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">200</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr></table><br /><table style="font-family:Arial; font-size:10pt; border-style: groove ;border-color:#00ff00;background-color:#fffcf9; color:#000000; "><tr><td ><b></b></td></tr><tr><td ><table border = "1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9pt;"><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; font-size:10pt;"><td >Cell</td><td >Formula</td></tr><tr><td >F2</td><td >=IFERROR(INDEX($B$2:$B$6,MATCH(G2,$C$2:$C$6,0)),"")</td></tr><tr><td >G2</td><td >{=IFERROR(MAX(IF(COUNTIF($A$2:$A$6,E2)>1,IF($A$2:$A$6=E2,$C$2:$C$6,),#N/A)),"")}</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>


In cell G2 is array formula

Array formulas
Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself

 

[kweaver]

Put your sites per the example from Dante.

 

[justaddwater]

Thanks for your help gents. How do I get it to find the smaller of the numbers. If I replace the MAX formula with MIN, it returns zero.

 

[DanteAmor]

Thanks for your help gents. How do I get it to find the smaller of the numbers. If I replace the MAX formula with MIN, it returns zero.

Try this

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff; "> <colgroup><col style="font-weight:bold; width:30px; " /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:50.38px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:78.89px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /></colgroup><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; font-size:8pt; "><td > </td><td >A</td><td >B</td><td >C</td><td >D</td><td >E</td><td >F</td><td >G</td><td >H</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >1</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Site</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Agent</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Value</td><td style="color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Site</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Name</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Max</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Min</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >2</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Melbourne</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Penny</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">585</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#222222; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:left; ">Melbourne</td><td >Robert</td><td style="text-align:right; ">610</td><td style="text-align:right; ">585</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >3</td><td style="color:#222222; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:left; ">Melbourne</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Robert</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">610</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td >Courtney</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1150</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1100</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >4</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Michael</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">1100</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Perth</td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >5</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Courtney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">1150</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >6</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Perth</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Math</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">200</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr></table><br /><table style="font-family:Arial; font-size:10pt; border-style: groove ;border-color:#00ff00;background-color:#fffcf9; color:#000000; "><tr><td ><b></b></td></tr><tr><td ><table border = "1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9pt;"><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; font-size:10pt;"><td >Cell</td><td >Array formula</td></tr><tr><td >F2</td><td >=IFERROR(INDEX($B$2:$B$6,MATCH(G2,$C$2:$C$6,0)),"")</td></tr><tr><td >G2</td><td >{=IFERROR(MAX(IF(SUM(($A$2:$A$6=$E2)*1)>1,IF($A$2:$A$6=$E2,$C$2:$C$6),#N/A)),"")}</td></tr><tr><td >H2</td><td >{=IFERROR(MIN(IF(SUM(($A$2:$A$6=$E2)*1)>1,IF($A$2:$A$6=$E2,$C$2:$C$6),#N/A)),"")}</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

 

[AhoyNC]

If you should have duplicate numbers for max and min values at two different sites then Dante's formula for agent name will only return the first name (see column F below).
If you could have duplicates then try formulas in I2 and J2 in the example below.

Excel Workbook
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	Site	Agent	Value		Site	Name	MaxValue	Min Value	Max Name	Min Name
2	Melbourne	Penny	585		Melbourne	Robert	610	585	Robert	Penny
3	Melbourne	Robert	610		Sydney	Robert	610	585	Courtney	Michael
4	Sydney	Michael	585		Perth
5	Sydney	Courtney	610
6	Perth	Math	200
Sheet

 

[DanteAmor]

I guess you also need the name of the minimum value, then

<table border="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial; font-size:11pt; background-color:#ffffff; "> <colgroup><col style="font-weight:bold; width:30px; " /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:50.38px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /><col style="width:96px;" /><col style="width:78.89px;" /><col style="width:91.25px;" /><col style="width:76.04px;" /></colgroup><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; font-size:8pt; "><td > </td><td >A</td><td >B</td><td >C</td><td >D</td><td >E</td><td >F</td><td >G</td><td >H</td><td >I</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >1</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Site</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Agent</td><td style="background-color:#ffc000; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Value</td><td style="color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Site</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Name Max</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Max</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Name Min</td><td style="background-color:#92d050; color:#333333; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Min</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >2</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Melbourne</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Penny</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">585</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#222222; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:left; ">Melbourne</td><td >Robert</td><td style="text-align:right; ">610</td><td >Penny</td><td style="text-align:right; ">585</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >3</td><td style="color:#222222; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:left; ">Melbourne</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Robert</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">610</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td >Courtney</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1150</td><td >Michael</td><td style="text-align:right; ">1100</td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >4</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Michael</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">1100</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Perth</td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >5</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Sydney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Courtney</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">1150</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr><tr style="height:19px ;" ><td style="font-size:8pt; background-color:#cacaca; text-align:center; " >6</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Perth</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; ">Math</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; text-align:right; ">200</td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td style="color:#333333; font-family:Verdana; font-size:9pt; "> </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td></tr></table><br /><table style="font-family:Arial; font-size:10pt; border-style: groove ;border-color:#00ff00;background-color:#fffcf9; color:#000000; "><tr><td ><b></b></td></tr><tr><td ><table border = "1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="font-family:Arial; font-size:9pt;"><tr style="background-color:#cacaca; font-size:10pt;"><td >Cell</td><td >Formula</td></tr><tr><td >F2</td><td >=IFERROR(INDEX($B$2:$B$6,MATCH(G2,$C$2:$C$6,0)),"")</td></tr><tr><td >G2</td><td >{=IFERROR(MAX(IF(SUM(($A$2:$A$6=$E2)*1)>1,IF($A$2:$A$6=$E2,$C$2:$C$6),#N/A)),"")}</td></tr><tr><td >H2</td><td >=IFERROR(INDEX($B$2:$B$6,MATCH(I2,$C$2:$C$6,0)),"")</td></tr><tr><td >I2</td><td >{=IFERROR(MIN(IF(SUM(($A$2:$A$6=$E2)*1)>1,IF($A$2:$A$6=$E2,$C$2:$C$6),#N/A)),"")}</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>