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LibreOffice Calc count the number of distinct occurrences

What formula in LibreOffice Calc will count the number of distinct Week_Number occurrences? The answer should be 2.

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Solution

  • This question has been asked many times before. One way is to enter the following formula in B6 and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter:

    =SUM(1/COUNTIF(B2:B5,B2:B5))

    Other solutions are described at:

    I prefer using a database such as LibreOffice Base instead, with a simple query:

    SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Week_Number) FROM Weeks_Table;