Method 1 – Counting Cells Greater Than 1 in a Single Column
We have the Sales Status of a Store as our dataset. We’ll find the number of Items that have sold more than 1 unit.
Steps:
- Use the following formula in cell D5.
=COUNTIF(C5:C11,">"&1)
The range of cells C5:C11 indicates the cells of the Sold Quantity column.
- Press Enter.
- You will get the number of Items that have sold more than 1 unit in cell D5.
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Method 2 – Computing the Number of Cells Greater Than 1 for Multiple Columns
We have the Daily Sales Data of a Store as our dataset. We’ll calculate the number of Items that are sold in more than 1 unit.
Steps:
- Apply the formula given below in cell G6.
=COUNTIF(C6:F12,">"&1)
- Hit Enter.
- Here’s the output
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Using the Excel COUNTIF Function to Count Cells Greater Than 0
Steps:
- Use the following formula in cell D5.
=COUNTIF(C5:C11,">"&0)
- Hit Enter.
- Here’s the output.
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Applying the Excel COUNTIF Function to Count Cells Greater Than a Specific Cell Value
Steps:
- Use the following formula in cell D5.
=COUNTIF(C5:C11,">"&C13)
Cell C13 indicates the amount of Minimum Sales Qty.
- Press Enter.
- You’ll get the count of cells that have a value greater than a specific cell (in this case, it is cell C13) in cell D5.
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Utilizing the Excel COUNTIF Function to Count Cells Greater Than the Reference Date
We have the Joining Information of Employees of a company. We’ll find the Number of Employees that joined after 1-Jan-22.
Steps:
- Apply the following formula in cell D5.
=COUNTIF(C5:C11,">"&C13)
The range of cells C5:C11 indicates the cells of the Joining Date column, and cell C13 represents the Reference Date.
- Hit Enter.
- You will get the Number of Employees who joined after 1-Jan-22 in cell D5 as demonstrated in the following picture.
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