Dear all,
I am trying to find a formula in excel that will allow me to count the
number of higher highs or new highs in a data series. eg. 1,2,1,4,1,3,6,3,
this series has three new highs ie numbers 2,4, and 6.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
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rpee

If you've got your data in coulmn A, then a formula in column B, with B1
initialised to zero, and B2 showing =IF(A2<A1,B1+1,B1) [and copied down from
there] might do the trick?
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David Biddulph

"rpee" wrote in message
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Dear all,
I am trying to find a formula in excel that will allow me to count the
number of higher highs or new highs in a data series. eg. 1,2,1,4,1,3,6,3,
this series has three new highs ie numbers 2,4, and 6.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
--
rpee

I realise that you probably were defining your "higher highs" differently,
so try replacing my formula below by
=IF(A2MAX(A$1:A1),B1+1,B1)

[In my formula below I'd been looking at your 2, 4, and 6 and seeing that
these were maxima, after which the value of the numbers reduced again, but I
guess that wasn't exactly what you were looking for.]
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David Biddulph

"David Biddulph" wrote in message
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If you've got your data in coulmn A, then a formula in column B, with B1
initialised to zero, and B2 showing =IF(A2<A1,B1+1,B1) [and copied down
from there] might do the trick?
--
David Biddulph

"rpee" wrote in message
...
Dear all,
I am trying to find a formula in excel that will allow me to count the
number of higher highs or new highs in a data series. eg.
1,2,1,4,1,3,6,3,
this series has three new highs ie numbers 2,4, and 6.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
--
rpee

Hi rpee,

David's formula is quite elegent, but I wondered if you only wanted the
3 highest highs, in which case you could do it using =LARGE

Here's an example

Data Highest 2nd Highest 3rd Highest
1 6 4 3
1
3
4
6
3

The formula in column 2 is =MAX(A2:A7), for the highest number, in
column C it's =LARGE(A2:A7,2) and C contains =LARGE(A2:A7,3). The 2 and
the 3 in the formulae indicate the 2nd and 3rd highest values.

Hope this helps,

Phil

David Biddulph wrote:

If you've got your data in coulmn A, then a formula in column B, with B1
initialised to zero, and B2 showing =IF(A2<A1,B1+1,B1) [and copied down from
there] might do the trick?
--
David Biddulph

"rpee" wrote in message
...
Dear all,
I am trying to find a formula in excel that will allow me to count the
number of higher highs or new highs in a data series. eg. 1,2,1,4,1,3,6,3,
this series has three new highs ie numbers 2,4, and 6.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
--
rpee