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Is Excel capable of this operation?
So back to my points above. You mention an 'attached graphic' but I can't find it and that may help explain a lot of this. You mention thresholds, minimum deviations, averaging, etc... but I don't see those values anywhere except the 5% deviation you mention. Patrick suggested using StDev instead of a 'flat' deviation and you seem to like that idea? I suspect some of these labels maybe to point out things like areas not to count or plateaus for Orange and not White and hence I suggested the 2 separate columns.
I'd love to sink my teeth into this but feel like I'm grabbing blind from the refrigerator drawer and just as likely to grab an onion as a I am to grab an apple.
mtarler FIRST, I like your humour! 2nd, you are correct in thinking your are missing MUCH by not having the explanatory graphic! How can I get it to you? Patrick opened it OK, and it was definitely uploaded as a PNG. I will shortly try to post as a PDF. Following the notice that the "Labels" are identified in the graphic using alpha characters, they serve only as landmarks, to identify a particular location on the graphic; their inclusion in the xls was to help connect data values to a location on the graphic. They have no connection to CASE occurences. Without the graphic, explanation is difficult. However, I can say that all values below 23 in Column A are exempt from analysis, and I can also say that Label location F (Column B) is a CASE for Label location E (Column A); Label O is a CASE for Label N; Label T is a CASE for Label R; and, Label W is a CASE for Label U. Until we can get you a copy of the graphic I worry that you are "blindly grabbing in a dark fridge", if you'll pardon the expression! Ha! I hope this helps to clarify matters. - Best regards