» Checking for Sequences within a Sorted List
CATEGORY - Excel Formula and Function
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
Problem: List1 (column A) is a series of numbers that has been sorted in ascending order.
We want to create a formula that will check whether each number is part of a consecutive sequence.
Solution:
Use the IF and OR functions as shown in the following formula:
=IF(OR((A2+1=A3),(A2-1=A1)),"Sequential","Not Sequential")
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