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Why is my Excel formula giving me the wrong answer?
So in many cases you won’t even bother. The reason is quite ‘technical’: According to Microsoft, the reason for this wrong result is the so-called binary format which the numbers are converted to for calculation (more info on Wikipedia). In order to avoid an endless number, Excel would round it at the end.
Why is my IF statement returning 0?
If A1 contains an empty string, the formula returns 0. Evaluates to TRUE is a specified cell contains absolutely nothing – no formula, no empty string returned by some other formula. Otherwise, evaluates to FALSE. If A1 contains an empty string, the formula returns 0.
Why does Excel not sum correctly?
Cause: The cell is formatted as Text, which causes Excel to ignore any formulas. This could be directly due to the Text format, or is particularly common when importing data from a CSV or Notepad file. Fix: Change the format of the cell(s) to General or some other format.
How do you get rid of 0 in an if statement?
Well-known Member. You can always suppress zero from displaying: File|Options|Advanced|Show a zero in cells that have zero value (uncheck).
Why do I get an error when I put else in an IF statement?
If you are getting an error about the `else` it is because you’ve told the interpreter that the `;` was the end of your if statement so when it finds the `else` a few lines later it starts complaining.
Why do I get a # n / a error in Excel?
The #N/A error results because the lookup value “Kale” appears in the second column (Produce) of the table_array argument A2:C10. In this case, Excel is looking for it in column A, not column B. Solution: You can try to fix this by adjusting your VLOOKUP to reference the correct column. If that’s not possible, then try moving your columns.
Why do I get a key error when selecting columns?
This is the file I’m working on: https://www.dropbox.com/s/81iwm4f2hsohsq3/transactions.csv?dl=0 Thank you! if you need to select multiple columns from dataframe use 2 pairs of square brackets eg. The key error generally comes if the key doesn’t match any of the dataframe column name ‘exactly’:
Why do I get an error when I put a semicolon after the else?
If you are getting an error about the else it is because you’ve told the interpreter that the ; was the end of your if statement so when it finds the else a few lines later it starts complaining. A few examples of where not to put a semicolon: