Excel, more efficient formula for multiple IF ANDS

Question

I have a spreadsheet that I am making that looks as follows:

Index   Diff    Exc    Sym      Sec    Result   Criteria Met

3.42    -2.07   0.86    0.92    1.83    1.95    
-0.38   -2.93   0.87    0.23    -2.01   0.09    
-2.67   -1.84   0.87    -2.49   -3.48   1.32    
-0.65   -0.98   0.46    0.98    -2.01   0.00    
-0.73   -2.79   -1.07   -2.15   -1.44   -0.10   
0.15    2.33    -0.46   -0.66   3.17    0.38    0.38
0.90    -3.68   -0.72   -1.01   -1.36   1.69    
0.68    -1.12   -0.36   0.73    -1.34   -0.29   
-1.19   -1.70   -0.56   -1.31   1.45    0.49    
-0.45   -0.69   -0.56   -1.22   0.00    -0.49   
2.94    8.38    2.21    6.25    4.96    1.74    
-1.04   7.36    2.59    3.00    2.17    2.97    
1.21    1.73    3.05    1.48    3.56    0.77    
-1.10   1.86    0.60    1.18    1.07    -0.49   
-0.89   -3.19   -1.78   -2.24   -4.26   -0.81   
-1.17   -3.44   0.11    -1.22   3.66    0.36    
0.52    0.92    -1.02   0.38    1.96    -1.40   -1.40
-0.90   3.01    -0.86   0.62    0.97    -0.50   -0.50
2.78    1.46    0.00    0.47    1.95    0.84    

        Max     Min             
Index    2.00   -2.00               
Diff    10.00   0.00                
Exc      0.00   -10.00              
Sym     10.00   -10.00              
Sec     20.00   0.00    

Under the headings Index, Diff, Exc, Sym, Sec, Result is all data, In the criteria met column i have a formula that checks if the prior headings fall within the Max and Min limits of the smaller table underneath, and if they do it posts the result, if they dont all fall within the Max and Min boundaries it leaves it blank. I did that by using this formula:

=IF(AND(A3<$B$24,A3>$C$24,B3<$B$25,B3>$C$25,C3<$B$26,C3>$C$26,D3<$B$27,D3>$C$27,E3<$B$28,E3>$C$28),F3,"")

copied down the criteria met column. It works perfectly fine for what I want it to achieve but as this spreadsheet grows and I add more columns it seems like it will be incredibly inefficient and prone to alot of human error. Is there a way to achieve the same results but by using a more efficient formula?

a picture for reference as well:

Answer 1

Try this array formula:

=IF(SUM((A3:E3<=TRANSPOSE($B$24:$B$28))*(A3:E3>= TRANSPOSE($C$24:$C$28)))=COLUMNS(A3:E3),F3,"")

Being an Array Formula it must be confirmed with Ctrl-Shift-Enter when exiting Edit mode. When done correctly Excel will automatically put {} around the formula to denote an array formula.

One caveat, the Columns to be compared need to be in the same order as the min/max rows.

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Also, as has been stated by nearly everyone if the Min Max were transposed to rows from column it would alleviate needing to use a CSE array formula. The following would work:

=IF(SUMPRODUCT((A5:E5>=$A$3:$E$3)*(A5:E5<=$A$2:$E$2))=COLUMNS(A5:E5),F5,"")

Answer 2

Try something like this:

=IF(PRODUCT(IF(ROW>TRANSPOSE(MIN),1,0),IF(ROW<TRANSPOSE(MAX),1,0))=1,RESULT,"")

In this example, A11:E11 is a row of data with RESULT in F11 and the MAX and MIN criteria are in $B$27:$B$31 and $C$27:$C$31, respectively.

=IF(PRODUCT(IF(A11:E11>TRANSPOSE($C$27:$C$31),1,0),IF(A11:E11<TRANSPOSE($B$27:$B$31),1,0))=1,F11,"")

Enter the expression as an array formula (CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER). Make sure to use a relative reference for each row of data and absolute references for the MAX and MIN criteria. Then copy/paste to evaluate other rows. Modifying this formula to accommodate additional columns of data can be done by extending the ranges.

If you are permitted to transpose the range that holds the MAX and MIN criteria to the same orientation as the data, the TRANSPOSE functions in this solution can be eliminated and the spreadsheet layout will be cleaner.

Hope that helps