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How do I average a range of cells when one cell contains #N/A
I perform a lookup where the results could populate one cell or as many as 15
cells with number results. The cells that do not result in numbers have #N/A. I want to average the fifteen cells but only the cells with numbers. How do I get it to ignore the #N/A when performing the average? |
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=AVERAGE(IF(NOT(ISNA(A1:A15 )),A1:A15))
which is an array formula, so commit with Ctrl-Shift-Enter -- HTH Bob Phillips "hongkonglt" wrote in message ... I perform a lookup where the results could populate one cell or as many as 15 cells with number results. The cells that do not result in numbers have #N/A. I want to average the fifteen cells but only the cells with numbers. How do I get it to ignore the #N/A when performing the average? |
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:08:02 -0700, "hongkonglt"
wrote: I perform a lookup where the results could populate one cell or as many as 15 cells with number results. The cells that do not result in numbers have #N/A. I want to average the fifteen cells but only the cells with numbers. How do I get it to ignore the #N/A when performing the average? Use this **array** formula: =AVERAGE(IF(NOT(ISNA(rng)),rng)) To enter an **array** formula, hold down <ctrl<shift while hitting <enter. Excel will place braces {...} around the formula. --ron |
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Another way:
=AVERAGE(IF(ISNUMBER(A1:A10),A1:A10)) Biff "hongkonglt" wrote in message ... I perform a lookup where the results could populate one cell or as many as 15 cells with number results. The cells that do not result in numbers have #N/A. I want to average the fifteen cells but only the cells with numbers. How do I get it to ignore the #N/A when performing the average? |
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