Google Sheets SUMIF Function

SUMIF Function

The SUMIF function is a premade function in Google Sheets, which calculates the sum of values in a range based on a true or false condition.

It is typed =SUMIF:

The condition is referred to as criterion, which can check things like:

• If a number is greater than another number >
• If a number is smaller than another number <
• If a number or text is equal to something =

The [sum_range] is the range where the function calculates the sum.

Example SUMIF function

Find the sum of Total stats for Grass type Pokemon:

The condition is that the type is "Grass".

Name Type 1 Total Bulbasaur Grass 318 Type Total Sum Ivysaur Grass 405 Grass Venusaur Grass 525 Fire Charmander Fire 309 Water Charmeleon Fire 405 Charizard Fire 534 Squirtle Water 314 Wartortle Water 405 Blastoise Water 530

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Example SUMIF function, step by step:

1. Select the cell F3
2. Type =SUMIF
3. Click the SUMIF command

4. Specify the range for the conditionB2:B10 (the Type 1 values)
5. Type ,
6. Specify the criteria (the cell E3, which has the value "Grass")
7. Type ,
8. Specify the range for the sum C2:C10 (the Total values)
9. Type ,
10. Hit enter

The function now sums the Total stats for Grass type Pokemon.

The function can be repeated for the other Pokemon types to compare them:

Now, we can see the sum of total stats for the different types of Pokemon: