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Calculate Reverse Percentile

Hi,

 

I'm trying to figure out how to calculate what percentile a record is of the total group (basically the reverse of pencentile.inc/exc type functions)

 

For example, given Iteam and Price below, I'd like to calculate the Percentile in column 3. 

The existing formulas only seem to go one way with this-- is there a trick? I also need it to be uneffected by filters, so that if it were filtered to just fruit, Apples would still be in the 10th percentile. Thank you for the help!

 

ItemCategoryPercentilePrice
BananasFruit0 $      0.50
ApplesFruit0.1 $      1.05
BroccoliVeggie0.2 $      1.35
AsparagusVeggie0.3 $      2.15
ChocolateSnack0.4 $      3.20
ChipsSnack0.5 $      3.20
CookiesSnack0.6 $      5.50
ChickenMeat0.7 $      7.00
SandwichSnack0.8 $      8.25
FishMeat0.9 $      9.00
SteakMeat1 $   12.00
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speedramps
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We want to help you but your description is too vaugue. Please write it again clearly.

 

You figures dont make sense to me  ☹️

How can you get a % from price?

Don't you need quanity or value?

Apples =- $1.05 and the total is $53.20.  So apple % should be 1.97% and not 0.1  


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