I have a spreadsheet with 31,000 rows, column A has a number that is
duplicated numerous times. There are 7500 different numbers in the
column, I want to know how many times each number appears. Is this
possible?
Max - 22 Sep 2006 11:28 GMT
One quick way is to use .. a pivot table (PT) ?
With a col label in A1 (eg: Num), select col A, then click Data > Pivot
table & Pivot Chart Report, click Next > Next. Click Layout in step 3, drag
Num and drop in ROW area, drag Num again and drop in DATA area (appear as
"Count of Num"). Click OK, then Finish. Go to the PT sheet (just to the
left), and you should see the required results -- a listing of all the unique
numbers in the source's col A, and the count for each number next to it (up
in secs ! <g>).

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> I have a spreadsheet with 31,000 rows, column A has a number that is
> duplicated numerous times. There are 7500 different numbers in the
> column, I want to know how many times each number appears. Is this
> possible?
Bob Phillips - 22 Sep 2006 11:32 GMT
B1: =A1
C1: =COUNTIF(A:A,A1)
and copy down
Then select B:C, copy, Edit>Pastespecial
Then Data>Filter>Advanced Filter, select the Copy to another location
button, check the Unique Records box, select a location to copy to.

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> I have a spreadsheet with 31,000 rows, column A has a number that is
> duplicated numerous times. There are 7500 different numbers in the
> column, I want to know how many times each number appears. Is this
> possible?
andy.williams1971@ntlworld.com - 22 Sep 2006 15:23 GMT
Excellent, thanks
> B1: =A1
>
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> > column, I want to know how many times each number appears. Is this
> > possible?