Homework DiscussionHomework 6 (Glade Manual Chapter 6)

Database functions in Excel

Visualizing a LOOKUP function

LOOKUP(lookup_value, lookup_vector, result_vector)

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lookupvalues

lookupvector

resultvector

ascendingorder

Visualizing a VLOOKUP function

VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_number)

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lookupvalues

lookupvector

tablearray

1 2 3 4…

Visualizing a MATCH function

MATCH(lookup_value, lookup_vector, match_type)

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lookupvalues

lookupvector

match_type = 0 for exact matchReturns position of first exact match

Visualizing a SUMIF function

SUMIF(range, criteria, sum_range)

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criteria

range sumrange

COUNTIF function

• COUNTIF(range, criteria)

• Like SUMIF but without a sum_range• Adds one to the running count every time the criteria

matches the value in the range