Help needed with Median If in Excel

Assuming your categories are in cells A1:A6 and the corresponding values are in B1:B6, you might try typing the formula =MEDIAN(IF($A$1:$A$6=”Airline”,$B$1:$B$6,””)) in another cell and then pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. Using CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER tells Excel to treat the formula as an “array formula”. In this example, that means that the IF statement returns an array of 6 values (one of each of the cells in … Read more

How do I perform an IF…THEN in an SQL SELECT?

The CASE statement is the closest to IF in SQL and is supported on all versions of SQL Server. You only need to use the CAST operator if you want the result as a Boolean value. If you are happy with an int, this works: CASE statements can be embedded in other CASE statements and even included in aggregates. SQL Server Denali (SQL … Read more

Why does python use ‘else’ after for and while loops?

It’s a strange construct even to seasoned Python coders. When used in conjunction with for-loops it basically means “find some item in the iterable, else if none was found do …”. As in: But anytime you see this construct, a better alternative is to either encapsulate the search in a function: Or use a list … Read more

How to make “if not true condition”?

try grep returns true if it finds the search target, and false if it doesn’t. So NOT false == true. if evaluation in shells are designed to be very flexible, and many times doesn’t require chains of commands (as you have written). Also, looking at your code as is, your use of the $( … ) form of cmd-substitution is to be commended, but think about … Read more