In complex datasets, finding the unique values can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. While you can often simply remove duplicates, if you intend to create a lookup-table, that isn’t an option, and you need to do it differently. Enter the UNIQUE-function.
For this example, assume that you want all unique entries in column A. In this case, simply use the following function in the top cell of a different column: =UNIQUE(A:A). In the below example I’ve evaluated eight hundred individual entries and the function returns the forty seven unique ones.
In the coming weeks, I’ll be showing you some practical examples of how I use these kinds of lookup tables.
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