Remove duplicates and count on one column based on values from another column

Question

Col A | Col B|

A | PASS |

A | PASS |

B | PASS |

C | PASS |

D | PASS |

E | PASS |

F

E | PASS |

I want a formula that will return the following count: Filter by Column B for PASS. Count all elements in column A after removing duplicates. I am a novice at Excel formulae. Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

I'm not sure if you are trying to have a formula remove duplicates first or not but, assuming 'not', try the following:

try using autofilter first to be able to filter by column B:

autofilter In Excel 2010 (I think also 2007), click on cell A1 (just once). Then, on the menu click on Data then Filter (looks like a gray funnel). This should enter an autofilter for all data headers in row 1 across your columns (a, b, c, d, etc).

Now, click on the drop arrow of column B and select PASS. Now, you are sorted by cells which contain 'PASS' in Column B.

At the end of the column, in a blank cell, type: =counta( all cells to be counted ). Just highlight the cells you wish to include in the formula for all cells to be counted . Press enter.

The count should display.

IF, you just wish to count "PASS" without sorting first, then in the blank cell just use =countif( highlighted cells to be counted/analyzed ,"pass")

that will total the cells in the column which contain the word "pass" in it.