countif variable criteria

[Guest]

I am using the countif formula and when I hard code the criteria it works but
when I link the criteria to a cell it doesn't. Bellow is an example of what
is happening. Can anyone help?
Thanks

work: =COUNTIF($Q$7:$Q$57,"=>0.45")
doesn't work: =COUNTIF($Q$7:$Q$57,"=>&Z6")

 

[Guest]

try=sum(if(Q7:Q57>=Z6,1,0)
entered as array control-shift-enter

unfortunately countif won't do what you want.

 

[Bob Phillips]

=COUNTIF($Q$7:$Q$57,"=>"&Z6)


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[Aladin Akyurek]

I am using the countif formula and when I hard code the criteria it works but
when I link the criteria to a cell it doesn't. Bellow is an example of what
is happening. Can anyone help?
Thanks

work: =COUNTIF($Q$7:$Q$57,"=>0.45")
doesn't work: =COUNTIF($Q$7:$Q$57,"=>&Z6")

=COUNTIF($Q$7:$Q$57,">="&Z6)

The relational operator that you invoke should be >=, not => as you have it.