excel help

What equation can I write in excel if I want excel to show me an output within certain ranges. Looking at the data table below, if I want excel to show "B" in a cell by typing 5/6/2016 due to the number being between 1/1/15 and 1/1/2020 - I have a long list and not sure how to write the equation or what format to use.

Date Group

1/1/2012 A

1/1/2015 B

1/1/2020 C

1/1/2022 D

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I’d use the IFS(…) function. Start with your earliest or latest date e.g. IFS( x > date in cell y, “A”, x > date in cell z, “B”,…)

 
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Posting the answer here: you’ll want to have the dates in ascending order (earliest first, followed by next chronologically). With corresponding values.

Then you’ll want to run and index (desired values , match (lookup value, ascending dates array, 1)

The 1 in the match function will return the highest date less than your lookup value. You may want to use -1 if you want it to “round up” instead.

 

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