Conditional Formulae with non-numeric values across two columns

[Guest]

I have a spreadsheet in which two columns possess one of four tags for each
of my program participants. In other words Participant 1 (Row 2) my be an
in-school (column D) younger youth (col. J) or an out-of-school younger youth
or an in-school older youth or out-of-school older youth. The In-School or
Out-of-School values are in one column, while the older/younger youth values
are in another. I need to create a formula in another worksheet (my monthly
report) that will automatically count the number of ISYY, OOSYY, ISOY, and
OOSOY without my having to plug in additional formulae or convert text to
numbers then sum, etc. I also need to be able to sort these values based
upon a program entry date and a program exit date (How many past participants
maintained employment at the 6 month mark? How many ISYY were enrolled in
January) as well as whether or not certain outcomes have been achieved. I
bought FileMaker, but I'm totally stumped and our data is already in Excel.
HELP!!!! PLEASE!!!!

 

[Roger Govier]

Hi

Take a look at Pivot Tables. These will allow you to analyse this type
of data very easily in a variety of ways.
For more help on setting up and using Pivot Tables, take a look at
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Pivots/pivotstart.htm

and Debra Dalgleish's site for a whole range of other topics under Pivot
Tables
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

 

[Guest]

You are a life saver. Thanks for making time!!

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