Thanks so much Paul. I really do need a single formula to do it but again, I'm so impressed with the assistance you and others have given me on this forum.
I've actually reorganised my base data as a workaround so the need has passed but I've kept a copy of this code for future reference. Thanks guys. Kim On Jan 7, 1:32 am, Paul Schreiner <schreiner_p...@att.net> wrote: > Do you care if it is done with a macro? > > Option Explicit > Public Dict_Vals > Sub CheckVals() > Dim KeyVals, R, MaxVal, MaxCnt, RowCnt > Set Dict_Vals = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary") > Dict_Vals.RemoveAll > RowCnt = Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(Range("A1:A65000")) > For R = 1 To RowCnt > If (Dict_Vals.exists(Sheets("Sheet1").Cells(R, "A").Value)) Then > Dict_Vals.Item(Cells(R, "A").Value) = Dict_Vals.Item(Cells(R, > "A").Value) + 1 > Else > Dict_Vals.Add (Cells(R, "A").Value), 1 > End If > Next R > MaxVal = 0 > MaxCnt = 0 > KeyVals = Dict_Vals.keys > For R = 0 To UBound(KeyVals) > If Dict_Vals.Item(KeyVals(R)) > MaxCnt Then > MaxVal = KeyVals(R) > MaxCnt = Dict_Vals.Item(KeyVals(R)) > Debug.Print "VAL: " & MaxVal & " Cnt: " & MaxCnt > ElseIf Dict_Vals.Item(KeyVals(R)) = MaxCnt Then > If KeyVals(R) > MaxVal Then > MaxVal = KeyVals(R) > MaxCnt = Dict_Vals.Item(KeyVals(R)) > End If > End If > Next R > MsgBox "VAL: " & MaxVal & Chr(13) & "Cnt: " & MaxCnt > End Sub > > Paul > > ________________________________ > From: Kim <anast...@gmail.com> > To: MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS <excel-macros@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thu, January 6, 2011 1:16:15 AM > Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ How do I find the highest of the most repeating > values in a list of numbers ie. the max of the modes > > Thanks so much Ashish but the problem is in the temporary column. I > really need to do it in one cell only without introducing any new > data. > > Any idea on how I can achieve that? > > Again, thanks for your help. > > Kim > > On Jan 6, 4:07 pm, ashish koul <koul.ash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > check the attachment see if it helps > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 6:17 AM, Kim <anast...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I have a list of numbers and I need to find the highest of the most > > > frequent occurrances. > > > > For example: > > > > List 1 > > > 1 > > > 3 > > > 3 > > > 4 > > > 4 > > > > Should return the value 4 because its the highest of the most > > > frequent > > > occurrances of any number. > > > > List 2 > > > 1 > > > 3 > > > 3 > > > 3 > > > 4 > > > 4 > > > > Should return 3 because it's the most frequent occurrance outright. > > > > I've tried using the mode command but it returns the first of the > > > most > > > frequent occurances but I want the highest of the most frequent > > > occurrances. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Kim > > > > -- > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Some important links for excel users: > > > 1. 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