INDEX Formula Examples

Ship name
USS Constitution
USS Defiant
ISS Enterprise
USS Enterprise
USS Excalibur
USS Exeter
USS Farragut
USS Hood
USS Intrepid
USS Lexington
USS Potemkin
USS Yorktown
USS Pegasus
USS Defiant
USS Valiant
USS Rotherham
USS Maltby
USS Spitfire
USS Sheffield
USS Yorkshire

Class
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Constitution
Defiant
Defiant
Defiant
Defiant
Defiant
Defiant
Defiant

Registry
NCC-1700
NCC-1764
NCC-1701
NCC-1701
NCC-1664[1]
NCC-1672[1]
NCC-1647[1]
NCC-1703[1]
NCC-1631[1]
NCC-1709[1]
NCC-1657[1]
NCC-1717.
NCC-1702.
NCC-75633
NCC-74210
NCC-75322
NCC-74211
NCC-1940-G
NCC-1982-F
NCC-77777

Captain
Rory Hohstadt
Lursa
Anil Maro
Reka Mavok
Hayden McLaren
Crani th'Shari
T'Sai
Britteny Esperon
Tonita Toten
Thiria ch'Vraasia
T'Hain
Lincoln Avison
Matha Vangelos
Nasian Gora
Mira
T'Pau
Mila Maro
Seleia
Shelos ch'Nasa
Clenthaa ch'Rothi

Capacity
(000s tons)
688
1274
1300
1359
1483
833
1751
880
693
1333
813
1444
1096
530
101
1959
1563
1193
660
1493

Staff
count
122
217
216
159
317
241
140
376
369
88
158
360
15
265
160
376
173
328
344
353

Age
13
263
182
64
133
155
41
192
110
119
127
245
60
272
77
162
42
219
207
99

Examples of INDEX formula

1 Name of ship at position 8
Err:508
2 Name of captain for ship at position 8
Britteny Esperon
3 Average age of all ships
139.1
4 Which ship has maximum capacity
Err:508
5 Sum of staff in first x ships
x
8
Err:508
6 See this

7 Sum of staff in Ships, whose captain's name starts with gi

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Err:508

INDEX formula
Learn more:

osition 8
=INDEX(sf[Ship name],8)

or ship at position 8
=INDEX(sf,8,4)

INDEX Formula Explained

INDEX + MATCH Combination
OFFSET Formula
Using Tables & Structural References

ships
=AVERAGE(INDEX(sf,,7))

More Advanced Formulas & Techniques

aximum capacity
=INDEX(sf[Ship name],MATCH(MAX(sf[Capacity (000s tons)]),sf[Capacity (000s tons)],0))

t x ships
=SUM(G3:INDEX(sf[Staff count],M17))

ps, whose captain's name starts with given letter

=SUM(INDEX((LEFT(sf[Captain],1)=$L$23)*(sf[Staff count]),0))
{=SUM((LEFT(sf[Captain],1)=$L$23)*(sf[Staff count]))}

planet number
Average age
Planet 1
Ship ages
67
284
176
63
39
103
239
142
62
249
296
119
264
50

3
181.8
Planet 2
Ship ages
88
197
244
260
295
265
284
169
236
49
20
30
223
275
295
19
35
287
122
158

Planet 3
Ship ages
236
10
123
289
267
282
53
194