Highest group A score
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name | Group | Score |
| 2 | Ana | A | 72 |
| 3 | Ben | B | 88 |
| 4 | Cara | A | 91 |
| 5 | Dan | B | 65 |
| 6 | Eli | A | 84 |
Formula: E2: =MAXIFS(C2:C6,B2:B6,"A")
Result: 91
Among group A, 91 is largest.
Google Sheets function
MAXIFS in Google Sheets
MAXIFS with worked examples you can test in the live grid. The argument details are in the Excel guide.
In Google Sheets
The arguments and common errors are covered in the MAXIFS Excel guide; check the function help in Google Sheets for its own argument list.
Worked examples in Google Sheets
Highest score below 90
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name | Group | Score |
| 2 | Ana | A | 72 |
| 3 | Ben | B | 88 |
| 4 | Cara | A | 91 |
| 5 | Dan | B | 65 |
| 6 | Eli | A | 84 |
Formula: E2: =MAXIFS(C2:C6,C2:C6,"<90")
Result: 88
Scores 91 and above are excluded.
Highest group B score
| A | B | C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name | Group | Score |
| 2 | Ana | A | 72 |
| 3 | Ben | B | 88 |
| 4 | Cara | A | 91 |
| 5 | Dan | B | 65 |
| 6 | Eli | A | 84 |
Formula: E2: =MAXIFS(C2:C6,B2:B6,"B")
Result: 88
Group B contains 88 and 65.
Try it
A tiny spreadsheet with example data. Edit the formula or any number and see the result.
Formula in F2: =MAXIFS(C2:C7,A2:A7,"West")
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Region | Product | Units | Price | Result | |
| 2 | East | Pen | 120 | 2.5 | 80 | |
| 3 | West | Pen | 80 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | East | Book | 45 | 12 | ||
| 5 | North | Book | 60 | 12 | ||
| 6 | West | Lamp | 30 | 25 | ||
| 7 | East | Lamp | 15 | 25 |
Result in F2: 80
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