Name
COUNTIF
Synopsis
Use COUNTIF to count the number of cells within the specified range that meet a certain criteria. For example, you may want to figure out the number of cells that contain sales greater than $1,000 (>$1,000).
To Calculate
=COUNTIF(Range,Criteria)
Both arguments are required for this function.
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Criteria Specifies the criteria that must be met by the cells specified for the
Rangeargument. This argument is a numeric value, an expression such as >45, or even text.
Example
Figure 15-8 illustrates how COUNTIF is used to figure out how many cells contain a value that is larger than 15.
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