Adding selected numbe in a column

[Les Golf]

I am using Excel to get results of a competition where there are 100 results
of which the top 50 count for each player.
Need the Total of the column to only add the best 50 scores.

 

[Franz Verga]

I am using Excel to get results of a competition where there are 100
results of which the top 50 count for each player.
Need the Total of the column to only add the best 50 scores.

Hi Les,

try with this formula:

=SUM(LARGE($A$1:$A$100,ROW($A$1:$A$50)))

array-entered, i.e. you have to press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER instead of just
ENTER.

Where the results I assume are in $A$1:$A$100, but you can change this
range.

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Hope I helped you.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Ciao

Franz Verga from Italy

 

[SteveW]

Franz, works, but if I add a row at the top of the data (for a heading)
The formula changes to have 2:51 for the rows !

Might be clearer to have ROW($1:$50), to indicate that its just a
shorthand for the numbers 1 to 50

but it still changes when I add a row
irratating

Steve

 

[Dave Peterson]

=SUM(LARGE($A$1:$A$100,ROW(indirect("1:50"))))

Franz, works, but if I add a row at the top of the data (for a heading)
The formula changes to have 2:51 for the rows !

Might be clearer to have ROW($1:$50), to indicate that its just a
shorthand for the numbers 1 to 50

but it still changes when I add a row
irratating

Steve

 

[SteveW]

Neat.
And Ta

Steve

=SUM(LARGE($A$1:$A$100,ROW(indirect("1:50"))))

 

[Les Golf]

Franz,

Thanks worked perfectly....I can now produce the results easily

Tks again
Les