In OpenOffice Calc, the RAND
function returns a value between 0 and 1 - so you will have to combine different formulas to get a random selection from two text values. The following steps are needed:
- round the result of rand to an integer;
- based on that integer, select from list.
Try the following formula:
=CHOOSE(ROUND(RAND()+1);"MBA";"MSc")
or split up on different lines:
=CHOOSE(
ROUND(
RAND()+1
);
"MBA";
"MSc"
)
Depending on you localization, you max have to replace the argument separators ;
by :
.
Explanation:
- the
CHOOSE
formula chooses from a list of values; the selection is based on the first argument (here: the rounded random value); - the
ROUND
formula rounds the decimal to integer; RAND()
+ 1
makes sure that the resulting random value is either1
or2
.