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Excel Challenge 24: Extract Unique Values From a Dataset

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This month we’re looking for unique values in an Excel data set, and we’re doing it with a twist.

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The challenge ๐Ÿง 

The tasks ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ

  1. Extract the list of countries that have hosted an Olympic game only once, and from that list:
  2. Return the name of the host city.
  3. Return the year in which the games were held.
  4. Indicate whether the games were held in Summer or Winter.

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The clues ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ

Can you use the UNIQUE and XLOOKUP functions to your advantage for this Excel challenge? 

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Read - How to Count Unique Values in Excel with the UNIQUE Function

Read - XLOOKUP in Excel: A Beginner's Guide

 

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The solution ๐Ÿ’ก

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Claudia Buckley

Claudia Buckley

Claudia is a certified Microsoft Office Expert (Excel Specialist), project manager, and business skills instructor at GoSkills who has spent over 20 years in employee professional development. Claudia has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Educational Psychology. In her spare time, she listens to audiobooks and is an amateur genealogist. View her profile here.