lookup, index, match, offset, etc.

[mleifman]

I am having trouble performing a lookup function. I've tried a few
suggestions I've found by searching the user groups, and cannot seem to
get one to work for me.

I have an array consisting of dates (column 1) and prices (columns 2
and 3 below, but many columns in my sheet. Below the array are some
basic descriptor statistics, including max and min. I'd like a lookup
function that tells me, for each column, what date corresponds to the
max and min, as in cells F2:G3, below.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance,
Michael


1 2 3
A Jan-04 $4 $2
B Feb-04 $1 $8
C Mar-O4 $5 $3
D Min $1 $2
E Max $5 $8
F mindate 02/04 01/04
G maxdate 03/04 02/04

 

[Dave R.]

Your row/column labels are switched... I'll switch them back, if that works,
but the idea is the same even if you have to switch them back.

You can use index/match for this like;

=INDEX(A1:A3,MATCH(MAX(B1:B3),B1:B3,0))

where A1:A3 contains the value you want returned (dates) and B1:B3 contain
the dollar amounts. This will find the matching value (the max value) and
return the corresponding value from A1:A3.

You could also use MATCH($B$4) if you want to use the MAX you've already
computed.

 

[mleifman]

THANKS very much! Worked like a charm.
Also - Thanks for catching that and for transposing the answer.
-ML