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Vincent Vitale's avatar
Vincent Vitale
Copper Contributor
Oct 05, 2018

Helps with Countifs function

I need help with figuring out how to write a formula.  I have a spreadsheet with two columns containing data that I need to evaluate.  The first column contains two dozen different department names.  I want to search this column and if a row contains 1 of 5 specific departments I want to go to a second column that contains five rating scales (Strongly Agree, Agree, etc...), and if the row contain 2 specific rating scales I want to count it.  I need a formula that finds multiple criteria in one column, and for true statements, looks in another column for multiple criteria, and counts the occurrences.  

 

I've searched and tried sum(countfis, multiple countif,...nothing I've tried worked. Anyone have any ideas?  Thank you in advance for your help.  

  • Lorenzo Kim's avatar
    Lorenzo Kim
    Bronze Contributor
    kindly attach a sample file (with clear explanation) so people here can have a better view of what you need. Solutions could be faster this way.
    thanks..
    • Vincent Vitale's avatar
      Vincent Vitale
      Copper Contributor

      Thank you for your response.  I've uploaded an example.  On the second tab I've provided details of what I'm trying to do.  Please let me know if you have any other questions. 

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