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Averaging best 15 out of 20?
I have a spreadsheet set up with test scores and I want to average the best
15 scores out of 20 without manually picking the 15 scores. Basically I want to drop the lowest 5 scores for each student. Is there a formula/function that does this? Thanks, Rando |
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Averaging best 15 out of 20?
This is an array formula, meaning you commit it with Ctrl-Shift-Enter
=AVERAGE(LARGE(A1:A20,ROW(1:15))) where the scores are in A1:A20 "Rando" wrote: I have a spreadsheet set up with test scores and I want to average the best 15 scores out of 20 without manually picking the 15 scores. Basically I want to drop the lowest 5 scores for each student. Is there a formula/function that does this? Thanks, Rando |
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Averaging best 15 out of 20?
One slight adjustment that will prevent the formula changing if rows are
inserted or deleted: =AVERAGE(LARGE(A1:A20,ROW(INDIRECT("1:15")))) In article , "Duke Carey" wrote: This is an array formula, meaning you commit it with Ctrl-Shift-Enter =AVERAGE(LARGE(A1:A20,ROW(1:15))) where the scores are in A1:A20 "Rando" wrote: I have a spreadsheet set up with test scores and I want to average the best 15 scores out of 20 without manually picking the 15 scores. Basically I want to drop the lowest 5 scores for each student. Is there a formula/function that does this? Thanks, Rando |
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