A data analyst uses the COUNTIF function to count the number of times a value less than 50 occurs between spreadsheet cells D2 through F100. What is the correct syntax?

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A data analyst uses the COUNTIF function to count the number of times a value less than 50 occurs between spreadsheet cells D2 through F100. What is the correct syntax?

Counting with a condition uses a range and a criteria to tally how many cells meet that condition. To count how many numbers in D2:F100 are strictly less than 50, you specify the criterion as "<50". This tells the function to check every cell in the rectangular range and increment the count only when the value is less than 50, giving the total number of cells that meet that condition. The alternative that uses ">50" would count values greater than 50, which isn’t the request. The option with "<=50" would include 50 itself, counting numbers that are 50 or less, not strictly less than 50. The SUMIF option would sum the values that are less than 50 instead of counting them, returning a total sum rather than a count.

Counting with a condition uses a range and a criteria to tally how many cells meet that condition. To count how many numbers in D2:F100 are strictly less than 50, you specify the criterion as "<50". This tells the function to check every cell in the rectangular range and increment the count only when the value is less than 50, giving the total number of cells that meet that condition.

The alternative that uses ">50" would count values greater than 50, which isn’t the request. The option with "<=50" would include 50 itself, counting numbers that are 50 or less, not strictly less than 50. The SUMIF option would sum the values that are less than 50 instead of counting them, returning a total sum rather than a count.

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