I have an Excel table with multiple columns, including "story" and "shear X". I need to find the maximum value in the "shear X" column, but only for rows where the "story" column contains "story3".
Here is a sample of my data:
Story Shear Xstory1 10story2 15story3 25story4 20story3 30story2 22story3 35... ...I want to write a formula that identifies the rows containing "story3" and then finds the maximum value in the "shear X" column for those rows.
What I've Tried:
I attempted to use the MAX and IF functions, but I am having trouble getting the correct syntax and making sure it works across the entire dataset.
Here's an example of what I tried:
=MAX(IF(A:A="story3", B:B))However, this formula doesn't seem to work correctly for me.
Question:
How can I write a formula that correctly identifies rows where the "story" column is "story3" and then finds the maximum value in the "shear X" column for those rows?
Additional Information:
My data starts at row 1."story" values are in column A."shear X" values are in column B.