Insert values in cells as follows: A1:2, B1:0, C1:1
and in cell D1 the formula: =IF(A1>1*AND(B1>0)*AND(C1=0),0,1) –> 0 (incorrect (?) result)
Excel from Office Professional Plus 2021 Version 2205
I do not claim that this is a good formula; it is from a question asked of me, where the intention was =IF(AND(A1>1,B1>0,C1=0),0,1) or more simply =--(NOT(AND(A1>1,B1>0,C1=0)))
Yet it is valid in terms of Excel formula syntax and gives – in terms of my understanding of the syntax – an incorrect result
Here are some things I’ve tried
=A1>1,=B1>0,=C1=0–>TRUE,FALSE,FALSErespectively=A1>1,=AND(B1>0),=AND(C1=0)–>TRUE,FALSE,FALSE=TRUE*FALSE*FALSE–>0=IF(TRUE*FALSE*FALSE,0,1)–>1
all as expected
Fiddling with cell values suggests (I can’t claim to have tested comprehensively) that
- values in
B1andC1do not matter - the result "flips" (from 0 to 1) when setting
A1to any numeric value<= 0
(even more confusing because the result of evaluatingA1>1should flip at1)
>Solution :
Its very simple.
You are getting the result for =IF(A1>(1*AND(B1>0)*AND(C1=0)),0,1) but it seems like you want the result for =IF((A1>1)*AND(B1>0)*AND(C1=0),0,1).
Set your brackets accordingly and read up on Calculation operators and precedence in Excel