intersection of row and column

[Guest]

Hello,

I have the following table on sheet 2
attribute a attribute b attribute 3 attribute 4
tom 55 67 32 77
harry 45 65 34 88
george 22 77 54 32
bill 4 87 45 12

On sheet 1 , I require the unique intersection value for the attrebutes
listed for eg:
look up attribute in row, look up name in coumn and return the intersection
value...

column A column B Column C
attribute a george


Please advice - i am trying to use the index formual but it is not working--

 

[Biff]

Hi!

Here's one way.

Assume this table is on Sheet2 in the range A1:E5:

attribute a attribute b attribute 3 attribute 4
tom 55 67 32 77
harry 45 65 34 88
george 22 77 54 32
bill 4 87 45 12

On Sheet1 you have:

A1 = attribute A
B1 = George
C1 = formula:

=VLOOKUP(B1,Sheet2!A2:E5,MATCH(A1,Sheet2!A1:E1,0),0)

Returns 22

Biff

 

[Max]

... trying to use the index formula ...

Alternatively, on the same set-up but using INDEX,
you could also try in say, D1:
=INDEX(Sheet2!A1:E5,MATCH(B1,Sheet2!$A$1:$A$5,0),MATCH(A1,Sheet2!$A$1:$E$1,0
))

 

[Guest]

tHANK YOU MAX AND BIFF
- i was able to resolve the problem with the index solution suggested by
max..and it worked fine...... the vlook formula returned an erroe
message......regards,

 

[Max]

You're welcome. Glad to hear that you got it working.
Biff's suggested formula works just as well (and is shorter!)
Maybe try copy > pasting his formula again into C1
- it works fine here.

 

[Gord Dibben]

With this layout you could also use the Intersection Operator

Select the table.

Insert>Name>Create. Top row and Left Column.

Now in an unused cell enter =george attribute_a (note the underscore, if you
had no space you would not require the underscore)


Gord Dibben Excel MVP