Suggested formula not working
I found out you can't return a column name in a formula, so I added them into the first row. I am trying to find the name of the fruit associated with the highest value, 2nd highest value, etc.
Smartsheets suggests: =INDEX([Apple]1:[Clementine]1, MATCH(MAX([Apple]2:[Clementine]2), [Apple]2:[Clementine]2, 0)) but I get an error every time. Anyone see something I'm missing?
Best Answer
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=INDEX([Apple]1:[Clementine]1, 1, MATCH(MAX([Apple]2:[Clementine]2), [Apple]2:[Clementine]2, 0))
Add 1 before your
MATCH
function since you will be looking at a single row. YourMATCH
function will provide the column arguement of theINDEX
function....
Answers
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=INDEX([Apple]1:[Clementine]1, 1, MATCH(MAX([Apple]2:[Clementine]2), [Apple]2:[Clementine]2, 0))
Add 1 before your
MATCH
function since you will be looking at a single row. YourMATCH
function will provide the column arguement of theINDEX
function....
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thank you @heyjay! That worked! Suggestions for if I wanted to find the 2nd, 3rd 4th largest and so on?
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I would suggest getting rid of the MAX function and using a LARGE function. That way you can use cell references for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. to make drag-filling the formula easier and it is the same formula for each number (you would have to use the LARGE for 2nd+ anyway).
=INDEX($[Apple]$1:$[Clementine]$1, 1, MATCH(LARGE($[Apple]2:$[Clementine]2, VALUE(LEFT(Apple$14))), $[Apple]2:$[Clementine]2, 0))
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