Get the maximum values of column B per each distinct value of column A

Question

I have an Excel spreadsheet of the form:

A,B
X,1
X,5
Y,4
Y,11
X,7
Z,1

I would like to get the maximum value of column B for each distinct v

Answer 1

Try below. Note I moved your desired output table to Columns D and E. You will not need to hard-code any values into formulas.

Data

D   E
Y   11
X   7
Z   1

Formulas

E2 Formula: ={MAX(--($D1=A1:A6)*B1:B6)}
E3 Formula: ={MAX(--($D2=A2:A7)*B2:B7)}
E4 Formula: ={MAX(--($D3=A3:A8)*B3:B8)}