Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of the arguments.
Syntax
AVERAGE(number1,number2, ...)
Number1, number2, ... are 1 to 30 numeric arguments for which you want the average.
Remarks
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The arguments must be either numbers or references that contain numbers.
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If an array or column reference argument contains text, logical values, or is empty, those values are either ignored or return the #VALUE! error value; however, arguments with the value zero are included.
Example
Col1 |
Col2 |
Col3 |
Col4 |
Col5 |
Formula |
Description (Result) |
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10 |
7 |
9 |
27 |
2 |
=AVERAGE([Col1], [Col2], [Col3], [Col4], [Col5]) |
Average of the column numbers (11) |
10 |
7 |
9 |
27 |
2 |
=AVERAGE([Col1], [Col2], [Col3], [Col4], [Col5], 5) |
Average of the column numbers and 5 (10) |