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Chapter 10
Statistical Functions
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AVERAGEIF
The AVERAGEIF function returns the average (arithmetic mean) of the cells in a range
that meet a given condition.
AVERAGEIF(test-values, condition, avg-values)
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test-values: A collection containing values to be tested. test-values is a collection
containing any type of value.
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condition: An expression that results in a logical TRUE or FALSE. condition is an
expression that can contain anything as long as the result from comparing condition
to a value in test-values can be expressed as a Boolean value of TRUE or FALSE.
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avg-values: An optional collection containing the values to be averaged. avg-values
is a reference to a single range of cells or an array, which may contain only numbers,
numeric expressions, or Boolean values.
Usage Notes
Each value is compared to
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condition. If the value meets the conditional test, the
corresponding value in avg-values is included in the average.
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avg-values and test-values (if specified) must be the same size.
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avg-values is omitted, test-values is used for avg-values.
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avg-values is omitted or is the same as test-values, test-values can contain only
numbers, numeric expressions, or Boolean values.
Examples
Given the following table:
=AVERAGEIF(A2:A13, “<40”, D2:D13) returns approximately 57429, the average income of people under
the age of forty.
=AVERAGEIF(B2:B13, “=F”, D2:D13) returns 62200, the average income of females (indicated by an “F” in
column B).
=AVERAGEIF(C2:C13, “S”, D2:D13) returns 55800, the average income of people who are single
(indicated by an “S” in column C).
=AVERAGEIF(A2:A13, “>=40”, D2:D13) returns 75200, the average income of people who are forty or older.