Query that returns results that are at least a week apart
I have a google sheets spreadsheet that has lots of user data, timestamped. This data is entered into the google sheet by administration AND end users via a google form, so the data points don't come in at regular intervals. I want to be able to query against this datapool, but limit the results shown based a defined amount of time between result. 
So say I wanted to query for Bob, I would get 3 results. Is it possible to query this data in a way that it would see the 1111 result, but disregard the 1112 result becuase it's within a week of the previous result? Really I'd like to be able to do this for any timeframe.
sql google-sheets google-sheets-query
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I have a google sheets spreadsheet that has lots of user data, timestamped. This data is entered into the google sheet by administration AND end users via a google form, so the data points don't come in at regular intervals. I want to be able to query against this datapool, but limit the results shown based a defined amount of time between result.
So say I wanted to query for Bob, I would get 3 results. Is it possible to query this data in a way that it would see the 1111 result, but disregard the 1112 result becuase it's within a week of the previous result? Really I'd like to be able to do this for any timeframe.
sql google-sheets google-sheets-query
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:05
TheMaster
9,6003731
asked Nov 21 '18 at 17:52
d90d90
3822619
Possible. You would sort your data, find the time difference between adjacent timestamps and then pass it to query, where the diff >1wk. Share your sheet.
– TheMaster
Nov 21 '18 at 21:08
2
Trying to think this through - If you had 3 timestamps each four days apart, presumably you would want to keep the first and third, because they are more than a week apart?
– Tom Sharpe
Nov 21 '18 at 22:34
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I have a google sheets spreadsheet that has lots of user data, timestamped. This data is entered into the google sheet by administration AND end users via a google form, so the data points don't come in at regular intervals. I want to be able to query against this datapool, but limit the results shown based a defined amount of time between result.
So say I wanted to query for Bob, I would get 3 results. Is it possible to query this data in a way that it would see the 1111 result, but disregard the 1112 result becuase it's within a week of the previous result? Really I'd like to be able to do this for any timeframe.
sql google-sheets google-sheets-query
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:05
TheMaster
9,6003731
asked Nov 21 '18 at 17:52
d90d90
3822619
I have a google sheets spreadsheet that has lots of user data, timestamped. This data is entered into the google sheet by administration AND end users via a google form, so the data points don't come in at regular intervals. I want to be able to query against this datapool, but limit the results shown based a defined amount of time between result.
So say I wanted to query for Bob, I would get 3 results. Is it possible to query this data in a way that it would see the 1111 result, but disregard the 1112 result becuase it's within a week of the previous result? Really I'd like to be able to do this for any timeframe.
sql google-sheets google-sheets-query
sql google-sheets google-sheets-query
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:05
TheMaster
9,6003731
asked Nov 21 '18 at 17:52
d90d90
3822619
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:05
TheMaster
9,6003731
asked Nov 21 '18 at 17:52
d90d90
3822619
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:05
TheMaster
9,6003731
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:05
TheMaster
9,6003731
edited Nov 21 '18 at 21:05
TheMaster
9,6003731
9,6003731
asked Nov 21 '18 at 17:52
d90d90
3822619
asked Nov 21 '18 at 17:52
d90d90
3822619
asked Nov 21 '18 at 17:52
d90d90
3822619
3822619
Possible. You would sort your data, find the time difference between adjacent timestamps and then pass it to query, where the diff >1wk. Share your sheet.
– TheMaster
Nov 21 '18 at 21:08
2
Trying to think this through - If you had 3 timestamps each four days apart, presumably you would want to keep the first and third, because they are more than a week apart?
– Tom Sharpe
Nov 21 '18 at 22:34
add a comment |
Possible. You would sort your data, find the time difference between adjacent timestamps and then pass it to query, where the diff >1wk. Share your sheet.
– TheMaster
Nov 21 '18 at 21:08
2
Trying to think this through - If you had 3 timestamps each four days apart, presumably you would want to keep the first and third, because they are more than a week apart?
– Tom Sharpe
Nov 21 '18 at 22:34
Possible. You would sort your data, find the time difference between adjacent timestamps and then pass it to query, where the diff >1wk. Share your sheet.
– TheMaster
Nov 21 '18 at 21:08
Possible. You would sort your data, find the time difference between adjacent timestamps and then pass it to query, where the diff >1wk. Share your sheet.
– TheMaster
Nov 21 '18 at 21:08
2
2
Trying to think this through - If you had 3 timestamps each four days apart, presumably you would want to keep the first and third, because they are more than a week apart?
– Tom Sharpe
Nov 21 '18 at 22:34
Trying to think this through - If you had 3 timestamps each four days apart, presumably you would want to keep the first and third, because they are more than a week apart?
– Tom Sharpe
Nov 21 '18 at 22:34
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Well it's easy enough to do as an ordinary formula that you can pull down like this, but I don't see a way of doing it as a query or array formula:
=iferror(if(istext(F1),index(A$2:A,match(true,(B$2:B=$F$1),0)),index(A$2:A,match(1,(B$2:B=$F$1)*((A$2:A-F1)>=7),0))))
where the person's name is in F1.
This is a fairly rough outline of an answer, I haven't taken account of any time part of the timestamps. The last two dates are only separated by 6 days, but the formula includes the third to last and the last one as mentioned in my comment because they are separated by 7 days.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 11:25
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Well it's easy enough to do as an ordinary formula that you can pull down like this, but I don't see a way of doing it as a query or array formula:
=iferror(if(istext(F1),index(A$2:A,match(true,(B$2:B=$F$1),0)),index(A$2:A,match(1,(B$2:B=$F$1)*((A$2:A-F1)>=7),0))))
where the person's name is in F1.
This is a fairly rough outline of an answer, I haven't taken account of any time part of the timestamps. The last two dates are only separated by 6 days, but the formula includes the third to last and the last one as mentioned in my comment because they are separated by 7 days.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 11:25
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Well it's easy enough to do as an ordinary formula that you can pull down like this, but I don't see a way of doing it as a query or array formula:
=iferror(if(istext(F1),index(A$2:A,match(true,(B$2:B=$F$1),0)),index(A$2:A,match(1,(B$2:B=$F$1)*((A$2:A-F1)>=7),0))))
where the person's name is in F1.
This is a fairly rough outline of an answer, I haven't taken account of any time part of the timestamps. The last two dates are only separated by 6 days, but the formula includes the third to last and the last one as mentioned in my comment because they are separated by 7 days.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 11:25
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Well it's easy enough to do as an ordinary formula that you can pull down like this, but I don't see a way of doing it as a query or array formula:
=iferror(if(istext(F1),index(A$2:A,match(true,(B$2:B=$F$1),0)),index(A$2:A,match(1,(B$2:B=$F$1)*((A$2:A-F1)>=7),0))))
where the person's name is in F1.
This is a fairly rough outline of an answer, I haven't taken account of any time part of the timestamps. The last two dates are only separated by 6 days, but the formula includes the third to last and the last one as mentioned in my comment because they are separated by 7 days.
answered Nov 22 '18 at 11:25
Tom SharpeTom Sharpe
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Well it's easy enough to do as an ordinary formula that you can pull down like this, but I don't see a way of doing it as a query or array formula:
=iferror(if(istext(F1),index(A$2:A,match(true,(B$2:B=$F$1),0)),index(A$2:A,match(1,(B$2:B=$F$1)*((A$2:A-F1)>=7),0))))
where the person's name is in F1.
This is a fairly rough outline of an answer, I haven't taken account of any time part of the timestamps. The last two dates are only separated by 6 days, but the formula includes the third to last and the last one as mentioned in my comment because they are separated by 7 days.
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Possible. You would sort your data, find the time difference between adjacent timestamps and then pass it to query, where the diff >1wk. Share your sheet.
– TheMaster
Nov 21 '18 at 21:08
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Trying to think this through - If you had 3 timestamps each four days apart, presumably you would want to keep the first and third, because they are more than a week apart?
– Tom Sharpe
Nov 21 '18 at 22:34