Help w/ counting multiple columns based on IF criteria

[Guest]

I am trying to figure out how to count an occurence if a condition in one
column is true and if a condition in another column is true as well. Here is
an example:

A B C D
Subdivision Presold Spec Model
BANKER'S HAVEN x
INVESTOR'S HOLLOW x
BUILDER'S ESTATES x

I want to count everytime the subdivision = "Banker's Haven" and "Presold".
I have racked my brain and tried everything. part of the problem is that the
information is provided by external clients and I do not have control of the
format. It is likely that all of the information comes in on 1 tab and may
have a couple thousand units.

Can someone help me? I have tried nested IF formulas..IF AND formulas which
doesn't seem to work b/c the comparison data is in two seperate columns. I've
tried SUMIF, COUNTIF, you name it..Anyone have any solutions?

Thanks for your help.
James

 

[Guest]

Assuming Presold is signified by an "x" in column B, then

=sumproduct(--(a2:a1000="Banker's Haven"),--(b2:B1000="x"))

 

[Guest]

Duke--you are awesome! Thanks a million!
James

Assuming Presold is signified by an "x" in column B, then

=sumproduct(--(a2:a1000="Banker's Haven"),--(b2:B1000="x"))

 

[Guest]

Hi,

You may also try this array formula (Ctrl+Shift+Enter)

=sum(if((range1="BANKER'S HAVEN")*(range2="x"),1,0))

Regards,

Ashish Mathur