It multiplies the TRUE/FALSE arrays returned from the conditional tests to
give an array of 1/0 which is used to determine whether the cells in the
range are included in the AVERAGE.

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"neversummer" wrote in message
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that worked like a charm! thanks a ton. if i may....
what does the * do in this situation, is it like an either/or, so if i got
crazy and wanted to continue with the conditions could i add another * ?

cheers

"Biff" wrote:

Try this: (array entered)

=AVERAGE(IF((A2:C20)*(A2:C2<1),A2:C2))

Biff

"neversummer" wrote in message
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My data is in columns. I want to average those values that are 0<X1
only.
Tried using Average(if()) but am so far unsuccessful. Suggestions?