I have roughly 20 people who each need a project. I have 27 projects and don't want anyone to share a project. I let the people pick their top five projects and rank them so I know who wants what. What is the best (easiest...) way for me to fairly figure out who should get what project so that the most people get their top choice, or at least one of their top choices? [more inside]
posted by pwb503 on Jan 22, 2013 - 8 answers

How do you find a number that minus a percentage of itself is a certain number? [more inside]
posted by JulianDay on Dec 6, 2009 - 7 answers

MathFilter, NumericSimplificationFilter, RecursionFilter, ExcelFilter: Where X_1,X_2,...,X_n can be any number, is there a name, simplified series, or equation to describe: (X_1)+(X_1+X_2)+(X_1+X_2+X_3)+...+(X_1+X_2+...+X_n) ? Seriously seriously insane exel implementation question inside. [more inside]
posted by Nanukthedog on Aug 28, 2009 - 16 answers

Am I distorting my data, and not showing the true picture? [more inside]
posted by matholio on Nov 18, 2008 - 9 answers

I have to create an excel sheet to keep track of a book budget - in the most basic terms, I will have a total budget figure, and I want to subtract invoice figures to keep a running total. Here's an example of what I want the sheet to look like: http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n46/coollibrarian/excel.jpg The simpler the better. [more inside]
posted by coollibrarian on Jul 26, 2008 - 7 answers

Can I use Excel to loop through lists of names and sum up numbers for each name, without having to define the cell ranges that correspond to each name? [more inside]
posted by korres on Feb 5, 2008 - 4 answers

I need a tool to help me analyze the probability of certain events occurring regarding a pool of X dice for a game I am creating. See my examples below. [more inside]
posted by DetonatedManiac on Dec 21, 2007 - 7 answers

In Excel 2007, I need advice on how to round a series of prices to either a $0.50 ending, or a $0.95 ending. [more inside]
posted by Futurehouse on Dec 20, 2007 - 10 answers

Graphing question: My boss has an idea of how our data should be presented. Please help me figure out how to make it happen! [more inside]
posted by nprigoda on Jul 4, 2007 - 5 answers

How can one create a best fit ellipse around a cluster of (x,y) points in a scatter plot within Excel? [more inside]
posted by geonags on Apr 12, 2006 - 33 answers