Find max value in a row and return column title

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Jshendel - 21 Jul 2006 15:55 GMT

Hello.
I would like to find a maximum value across a row of 24 and return the title
I have given that column.
So, if the max value of row R is in cell R20, I would like the function to
return the name in cell A20.
Thanks,
Josh

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Bondi - 21 Jul 2006 16:16 GMT

> Hello.
> I would like to find a maximum value across a row of 24 and return the title
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> Thanks,
> Josh

Hi Josh,

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for. But I hope this
works.
This formula will look in ROW 20 and find the largst value in the
column A to X (if more at same value return the first) and return the
contents of ROW 1 in the column where the largst value is encountered.

=INDIRECT(ADDRESS(1,MATCH(MAX(A20:X20),A20:X20,0)))

Regards,
Bondi

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excelent - 21 Jul 2006 16:19 GMT

=INDIRECT("A"&MATCH(MAX(P1:P29),P1:P29,0))

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> Hello.
> I would like to find a maximum value across a row of 24 and return the title
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks,
> Josh

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excelent - 21 Jul 2006 17:23 GMT

ups it was R i c

=INDIRECT("A"&MATCH(MAX(R1:R29),R1:R29,0))

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> =INDIRECT("A"&MATCH(MAX(P1:P29),P1:P29,0))
>
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> > Thanks,
> > Josh

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Duke Carey - 21 Jul 2006 16:20 GMT

Well, R would be a column instead of a row, so you want to find the max in
column R, and retrieve the label in column A corresponding to the max value,
right?

=INDEX($A$1:$A$40,MATCH(MAX($R$1:$R$40),$R$1:$R$40,0))

> Hello.
> I would like to find a maximum value across a row of 24 and return the title
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks,
> Josh

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Ron Coderre - 21 Jul 2006 16:21 GMT

Try this:

=INDEX(A:A,MATCH(MAX(R:R),R:R,0))

Does that help?
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Regards,
Ron

XL2002, WinXP

> Hello.
> I would like to find a maximum value across a row of 24 and return the title
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks,
> Josh

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