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Last answer on Sep 23, 2009 11:46:30 am BST jensorr, on Jun 30, 2009 1:44:24 pm BST 
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Hello,

I conducted a survey in which some questions allowed more than one response.

Using Excel - I'm trying to count the number of times a certain value appears in a column even if there are multiple values in the same cell.

For example: A respondant may have selected answer a, b, d for question 5 (all 3 of these would be in the same cell), while another respondant may have selected answer a, c, d for the same question. For that entire column, I want to know how many times respondants selected "a" regardless of any other selections made.
COUNTIF only counts this response in that column if "a" was the only option selected.

Please help!
Thanks

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mubashir aziz, on Jul 1, 2009 6:38:10 am BST
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Suppose your data is in Column A then paste this formula anywhere or in A12 and Press Ctr+Shift+Enter as this is any Array formula ....... After pressing Ctr+Shift+Enter to enter the formula you will see {} will occur around the formula ={SUM(IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("*a*",A1:A10,1)),0,1))} ... never try to enter {} manually ....


Array Formula : After entering the formula Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter

=SUM(IF(ISERROR(SEARCH("*a*",A1:A10,1)),0,1))












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 stuzzy, on Sep 23, 2009 11:46:30 am BST

Doesnt work for me. says thers none of the data im looking for in the cells im searching when there clearly is

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