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I'm having a problem with an Average formula. When I use a solution to a
similar question =AVERAGE(IF(ISNUMBER(B8:M8),B8:M8,FALSE)), it eliminates the
#DEV/O! errors. However; I do not want to include cells with a zero value.

I have gotten around this by using:
IF(B8:M8=0,"",AVERAGE(IF(B8:M8<0,B8:M8,"")))
BUT - if there is no value in cell B8 - the formula returns with nothing, if
there is a value in B8, the formula works as expected. I find the very
bizarre.
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Try this array formula** :

=AVERAGE(IF(ISNUMBER(B8:M8),IF(B8:M8<0,B8:M8)))

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.

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I'm having a problem with an Average formula. When I use a solution to a
similar question =AVERAGE(IF(ISNUMBER(B8:M8),B8:M8,FALSE)), it eliminates
the
#DEV/O! errors. However; I do not want to include cells with a zero
value.

I have gotten around this by using:
IF(B8:M8=0,"",AVERAGE(IF(B8:M8<0,B8:M8,"")))
BUT - if there is no value in cell B8 - the formula returns with nothing,
if
there is a value in B8, the formula works as expected. I find the very
bizarre.



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=IF(COUNT(B8:M8),AVERAGE(IF(ISNUMBER(B8:M8),IF(B8: M8<0,B8:M8))),"")

ctrl+shift+enter, not just enter


"TG Engel" wrote:

I'm having a problem with an Average formula. When I use a solution to a
similar question =AVERAGE(IF(ISNUMBER(B8:M8),B8:M8,FALSE)), it eliminates the
#DEV/O! errors. However; I do not want to include cells with a zero value.

I have gotten around this by using:
IF(B8:M8=0,"",AVERAGE(IF(B8:M8<0,B8:M8,"")))
BUT - if there is no value in cell B8 - the formula returns with nothing, if
there is a value in B8, the formula works as expected. I find the very
bizarre.

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Another one:

=SUMIF(b8:m8,"<"&1E+199) / (COUNT(b8:m8)-COUNTIF(b8:m8,0))

1E+199
is a very large number in scientific format.



TG Engel wrote:

I'm having a problem with an Average formula. When I use a solution to a
similar question =AVERAGE(IF(ISNUMBER(B8:M8),B8:M8,FALSE)), it eliminates the
#DEV/O! errors. However; I do not want to include cells with a zero value.

I have gotten around this by using:
IF(B8:M8=0,"",AVERAGE(IF(B8:M8<0,B8:M8,"")))
BUT - if there is no value in cell B8 - the formula returns with nothing, if
there is a value in B8, the formula works as expected. I find the very
bizarre.


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