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Complex Average in Excel
If I have a list of 80,000+ animals and their home adresses, how do I get an
average of how many animals there are per household? I have a unique animal identifier and addresses for the animals, but there are 80,000 entries. Some addresses may have 10+ animals, some may have 1. Also some animals may be listed one to three times. The problem I have is how to find out how many animals there are per address (average). I am using Excel 2003. Thank you. |
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Complex Average in Excel
Seth,
In theory it's as simple as counting the animals & houses and dividing one into the other but without seeing your data layout a more precise solution is dificult. Post an example of your data layout. Mike "Seth" wrote: If I have a list of 80,000+ animals and their home adresses, how do I get an average of how many animals there are per household? I have a unique animal identifier and addresses for the animals, but there are 80,000 entries. Some addresses may have 10+ animals, some may have 1. Also some animals may be listed one to three times. The problem I have is how to find out how many animals there are per address (average). I am using Excel 2003. Thank you. |
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A good estimate is to take the total number of animals and divide it by the
total number of households. -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200777 "Seth" wrote: If I have a list of 80,000+ animals and their home adresses, how do I get an average of how many animals there are per household? I have a unique animal identifier and addresses for the animals, but there are 80,000 entries. Some addresses may have 10+ animals, some may have 1. Also some animals may be listed one to three times. The problem I have is how to find out how many animals there are per address (average). I am using Excel 2003. Thank you. |
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Here is a sample of my data. How do I get a count of unique addresses and a
count of unique animals (A_NUM is the unique identifier for animals) so I can divide to get the average? Again, it is easier with only 11 sample inputs, but I will have over 80,000. A_NAME A_NUM P_NAME P_NUM ADDRESS Rex 1 Smith P203 30 grand ave Butch 3 Jones P403 11 main st Rex 4 Jones P403 11 main st Rex 1 Smith P203 30 grand ave Lady 5 Brown P202 101 West Ave Princess 6 Green P204 29587 Rte 17 Stay 7 Chavez P206 4398 N Birch st Hayley 8 James P207 23984 Oak Ln Lucky 9 James P207 23984 Oak Ln Hayley 8 James P207 23984 Oak Ln Minnie 10 James P207 23984 Oak Ln "Seth" wrote: If I have a list of 80,000+ animals and their home adresses, how do I get an average of how many animals there are per household? I have a unique animal identifier and addresses for the animals, but there are 80,000 entries. Some addresses may have 10+ animals, some may have 1. Also some animals may be listed one to three times. The problem I have is how to find out how many animals there are per address (average). I am using Excel 2003. Thank you. |
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