Monday, March 09, 2020

COUNT Function in Excel with Example


COUNT ()

This function counts the number of numeric entries in a list.

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Values
Count
2
50
4
3
=COUNT(A2:A10)
4
Andrew
5
20%
6
Simple
7
25.52
8
9-Mar-20
9
#DIV/0!
10
FALSE
11

  • It ignores blanks cells.
  • It ignores text value.
  • It ignores errors.
  • It ignores logical values TRUE or FALSE
  • It can handle up to 255 arguments or ranges.




Syntax

=COUNT(Range1,Range2,Range3... through to Range30)



Formatting

No special formatting is needed. The result will display as normal text.



Functions for Counting

Ø  To count only numbers, use COUNT()
Ø  To count numbers and text value, use COUNTA()
Ø  To count based on one criteria, use COUNTIF()
Ø  To count based on multiple criteria, COUNTIFS()
Ø  To count blank cells, use COUNTBLANK()





                       




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