what I have done in this situation is o return a value 10 times higher than I
would expect in the distribution
then set up my output bins and format the value equat to my high number with
a ;;; format so that it is hidden
I have also selected the data set, used autofilter to hide the return value
or NA#
selected the data and edit-goto-special-visible cells only
then insert-name define
use the name in the histogram function or the frequency formula to generate
your histogram.
neither of these are as nice as it would be if Excell would ignore a "" or
#NA but are not too onerous
> Hi Folks -
>
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> thanks,
> Ed
EddyKilowatt@gmail.com - 12 Jun 2007 21:13 GMT
> what I have done in this situation is o return a value 10 times higher than I
> would expect in the distribution
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> > thanks,
> > Ed
Thanks bj. Since I only needed about 20 output bins, the work-around
I settled on was to use multiple COUNTIF cells, each with a different
less-than test, to directly generate my cumulative distribution. I've
saved your suggestions and if I ever need a hundred output bins (any
number too large to enter manually), I'll give them a try.
regards,
Eddy