COUNTIF()

Syntax. COUNTIF(range,criteria)

Definition. This function counts the cells within a range whose content matches the search criteria.

Arguments

  • range (required). The cell range from which you want to count the cells meeting the search criteria.

  • criteria (required). The criteria in the form of a number, an expression, or text. The criteria determine which cells will be counted. Criteria can be expressed as numbers (such as 2000), text (such as none), or a cell reference (such as B5).

Background. You can analyze your data based on a condition. However, it is not obvious why this function is categorized as a statistic function and not as a math and trigonometry function.

The COUNTIF() function can use only a precise value as search criterion. ...

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