Countif: Multiple Columns

[bowriter]

Hi folks,

I have two ranges and am trying to count how many times "0" occurs
simultaneously in both.

Example:

A B C

X 0 0
Y 3 1
Z 5 0
XX 0 0

The countif should come back as "2" (2 values [x and xx] share 0 in
common)

I tried =Countif(B2:B100, "0") + Countif(C2:C100, "0"). That didn't
work even though one would think "+" should be an "and" and not an
"or" (Excel treated "+" as an "or" so that in the above example the
result came back as "3")

I've read in other help sites a pivot table would be the best tool to
use, but I really didn't want to get that complicated...it's a pretty
simple spredsheet.

Thanks for any help,

R.E. Kelly

 

[Sean Timmons]

=SUMPRODUCT((B1:B4=0)*(C1:C4=0))

would work. Though because it's specifically 0, you need to ensure the
sumproduct only contains the actual rows of data, else it will also count
blanks as 0.

 

[Eduardo]

Hi,
use

=SUMPRODUCT(($B$6:$B$10=0)+($C$6:$C$10=0))

 

[David Biddulph]

What answer does your formula give for the OP's example, Eduardo?

I think it gives 7, and he said he wanted the answer to be 2.

=SUMPRODUCT(($B$6:$B$10=0)*($B$6:$B$10<>"")*($C$6:$C$10=0)*($C$6:$C$10<>""))would tackle two problems:Firstly that your formula does an OR when I think you need an AND (which waswhat the OP was pointing out).Secondly that I assume that the OP didn't want blanks treated as zeroes.--David Biddulph"Eduardo" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...> Hi,> use>> =SUMPRODUCT(($B$6:$B$10=0)+($C$6:$C$10=0))>> "bowriter" wrote:>>> Hi folks,>>>> I have two ranges and am trying to count how many times "0" occurs>> simultaneously in both.>>>> Example:>>>> A B C>>>> X 0 0>> Y 3 1>> Z 5 0>> XX 0 0>>>> The countif should come back as "2" (2 values [x and xx] share 0 in>> common)>>>> I tried =Countif(B2:B100, "0") + Countif(C2:C100, "0"). That didn't>> work even though one would think "+" should be an "and" and not an>> "or" (Excel treated "+" as an "or" so that in the above example the>> result came back as "3")>>>> I've read in other help sites a pivot table would be the best tool to>> use, but I really didn't want to get that complicated...it's a pretty>> simple spredsheet.>>>> Thanks for any help,>>>> R.E. Kelly>>

 

[Eduardo]

Hi David,
You are right I misread the post

What answer does your formula give for the OP's example, Eduardo?

I think it gives 7, and he said he wanted the answer to be 2.

=SUMPRODUCT(($B$6:$B$10=0)*($B$6:$B$10<>"")*($C$6:$C$10=0)*($C$6:$C$10<>""))would tackle two problems:Firstly that your formula does an OR when I think you need an AND (which waswhat the OP was pointing out).Secondly that I assume that the OP didn't want blanks treated as zeroes.--David Biddulph"Eduardo" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...> Hi,> use>> =SUMPRODUCT(($B$6:$B$10=0)+($C$6:$C$10=0))>> "bowriter" wrote:>>> Hi folks,>>>> I have two ranges and am trying to count how many times "0" occurs>> simultaneously in both.>>>> Example:>>>> A B C>>>> X 0 0>> Y 3 1>> Z 5 0>> XX 0 0>>>> The countif should come back as "2" (2 values [x and xx] share 0 in>> common)>>>> I tried =Countif(B2:B100, "0") + Countif(C2:C100, "0"). That didn't>> work even though one would think "+" should be an "and" and not an>> "or" (Excel treated "+" as an "or" so that in the above example the>> result came

back as "3")>>>> I've read in other help sites a pivot table would be the best tool to>> use, but I really didn't want to get that complicated...it's a pretty>> simple spredsheet.>>>> Thanks for any help,>>>> R.E. Kelly>>