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How do I set a numeric value to a letter or word? – Numbers

I'm trying to use numbers to create a sheet in order to organize how many credits I have earned for different courses. In order to calculate my GPA I need to set the numeral value to the different letter grades.


I wanted to insert my grade (out of 100) into a box and have it change to a letter grade based on its level. For example, a B- is the grade set for anything between 80 - 83% and it would be recognized as a 2.7 on the GPA scale.


How would I attribute these values to show as A or B- yet also hold the value of the 4.0 GPA scale?



Posted on Jan 12, 2021 10:56 AM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2021 5:16 PM

Place the values you have listed into a lookup table. Thi is the table named "equiv" on the right in the image below.

In column B, list the available letter grades from lowest to highest.

In column A list the minimum percentage score to achieve each letter grade.

In column C, list the GP score matching each letter grade,


In the Record table on the left, click in cell A1 and press option-up arrow to add a second header row above the existing one in the table.


In Row 1, leave A1 empty, enter the label "GPA: " min B1, and leave C1 empty for now.

In row 2, entr the labels shown.



Column A is used for entering a series of percentage scores.


The formula shown below the table is entered in B3 of Record.

The same formula is entered in C3, then edited to change the 2 before "close match" to a 3.


Both formulas are filled down to row 14 of theie respective columns.


If you want to calculate and display the GPA of the entered scores, enter the formula below. marked "C1" in cell C1 of this table.


C1:                             IF(COUNT(C)<1,"",AVERAGE(C))


B3, and filled down: IF(A3="","",VLOOKUP($A3,equiv::$A:$C,2TRUE))

C3, and filled down: IF(A3="","",VLOOKUP($A3,equiv::$A:$C,3,TRUE))


If is used in each formula to suppress Average or VLOOKUP from performing their calculations until there is at least one value in the GP column cells, or until there is an entry in 'this row' of column A.


Regards,

Barry

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Jan 12, 2021 5:16 PM in response to zgagne11

Place the values you have listed into a lookup table. Thi is the table named "equiv" on the right in the image below.

In column B, list the available letter grades from lowest to highest.

In column A list the minimum percentage score to achieve each letter grade.

In column C, list the GP score matching each letter grade,


In the Record table on the left, click in cell A1 and press option-up arrow to add a second header row above the existing one in the table.


In Row 1, leave A1 empty, enter the label "GPA: " min B1, and leave C1 empty for now.

In row 2, entr the labels shown.



Column A is used for entering a series of percentage scores.


The formula shown below the table is entered in B3 of Record.

The same formula is entered in C3, then edited to change the 2 before "close match" to a 3.


Both formulas are filled down to row 14 of theie respective columns.


If you want to calculate and display the GPA of the entered scores, enter the formula below. marked "C1" in cell C1 of this table.


C1:                             IF(COUNT(C)<1,"",AVERAGE(C))


B3, and filled down: IF(A3="","",VLOOKUP($A3,equiv::$A:$C,2TRUE))

C3, and filled down: IF(A3="","",VLOOKUP($A3,equiv::$A:$C,3,TRUE))


If is used in each formula to suppress Average or VLOOKUP from performing their calculations until there is at least one value in the GP column cells, or until there is an entry in 'this row' of column A.


Regards,

Barry

How do I set a numeric value to a letter or word? – Numbers

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