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Default Using sum function with absolute numbers

Thanks everyone



"Sandy Mann" wrote:

Array enter the formula by holding down Ctrl & Shift while you press Enter.
This will automatically put curly braces { } around the formula and it will
then correctly calculate.

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"mebsmith" wrote in message
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I am trying to get the absolute average of a column of positive and
negative
numbers, so i am trying to gather the absolute sum of the numbers using
the
following:

=SUM(ABS($F3:$F216))

however it returns a number (1) that isn't the correct answer. However
when
i hit the function key in the formula bar the correct answer is displayed
under the inputs.

What am I doing wrong? Please help/




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