MATCH Function

=MATCH(lookup_value,
lookup_array,match_type)
1 Find position of item in unsorted list
2 Use with CHOOSE to get student grades
3 Use with VLOOKUP for flexible column choice
4 Use with INDEX for to show winner's name
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Month Month
Month mar* 3
January array reference
February
March Mar 3
April array
May
for unsorted data, use match_type 0
use wildcards (with text, and 0 match_type)
Not case sensitive
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Score Grade
100 A
85 B
75 C
60 D
50 F
54 D
Use with CHOOSE to get letter grades
Scores in Descending order, top score for each grade listed
Match_type is -1
Finds smallest value greater than or equal to lookup value
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Region Jan Feb Mar Region North
East 223 157 154 Month Jan
West 309 206 324 Sales 144
North 144 236 291
South 197 253 363
Use with VLOOKUP for
flexible column choice
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Name Guess Correct 4
Joe 9 Winner Sam
Sam 5
Chris 2
Pat 6
Use with INDEX for
to show name for closest guess
Array entered (Ctrl + Shift + Enter)
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Based on newsgroup posting:
https://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.excel.programming/msg/edb737e51c95a716?hl=en
July 19, 2004, by Harlan Grove
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