G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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But =SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(G95:G98)) resolves correctly.

Color me confused.
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"Dave F" wrote:

G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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OK, I figured this out. COUNT counts ALL the 1s and 0s that the -- returns.
Not just the 1s. Duh.

Apologies.

Dave
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"Dave F" wrote:

G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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You've got 3 cells with TRUE (which you've converted to 1), and one cell
with FALSE (which you've converted to zero).
Zero and one are both numbers so are counted by the COUNT() function.

If you did =COUNT(G95:G98) you presumably get 3?
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"Dave F" wrote in message
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G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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Yes, that's right, 3 ones and one zero add up to 3.
Your other formula counted all 4, as one and zero are both numbers, so valid
for the COUNT() function.
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But =SUMPRODUCT(--ISNUMBER(G95:G98)) resolves correctly.

Color me confused.
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"Dave F" wrote:

G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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Hi
{=COUNT(--ISNUMBER(G95:G98))}, an array formula, counts the range
whether or not the data is a number, just like COUNTA

Peter

"Dave F" wrote:

OK, I figured this out. COUNT counts ALL the 1s and 0s that the -- returns.
Not just the 1s. Duh.

Apologies.

Dave
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"Dave F" wrote:

G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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Yes, thanks. That should have been obvious to me.

Been a long day!
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"David Biddulph" wrote:

You've got 3 cells with TRUE (which you've converted to 1), and one cell
with FALSE (which you've converted to zero).
Zero and one are both numbers so are counted by the COUNT() function.

If you did =COUNT(G95:G98) you presumably get 3?
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"Dave F" wrote in message
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G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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No, the issue is that the -- coerces the ISNUMBER function to return 1s for
TRUE and 0s for FALSE and so COUNT counts ALL the 1s and 0s. That COUNT may
or may not function like COUNTA in this instance is not the issue. COUNT is
only counting numbers here.

Dave
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"Billy Liddel" wrote:

Hi
{=COUNT(--ISNUMBER(G95:G98))}, an array formula, counts the range
whether or not the data is a number, just like COUNTA

Peter

"Dave F" wrote:

OK, I figured this out. COUNT counts ALL the 1s and 0s that the -- returns.
Not just the 1s. Duh.

Apologies.

Dave
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"Dave F" wrote:

G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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I would probably always use Sumproduct, but this array formula will work:

=COUNT(1/ISNUMBER(A1:A5))

Biff

"Dave F" wrote in message
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OK, I figured this out. COUNT counts ALL the 1s and 0s that the --
returns.
Not just the 1s. Duh.

Apologies.

Dave
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"Dave F" wrote:

G95 = 1
G96 = e
G97 = 2
G98 = 3

The count of numbers should be 3. However, I get 4. G96 is formatted as
General. =ISNUMBER(G96) resolves to FALSE.

So???
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answered than questions that provide no detail about your problem.