Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

I'm trying to calculate an average but I want to not include any values of
zero. I've seen examples here and in Microsft help for contiguous values (ex:
A1:A7) but not for the averages of noncontiguous data (ex: A1, A3, A5).

I found Microsoft's example using contiguous data under "Calculate the
average of numbers, ignoring zero (0) values". They show how to average
A1:A6 using:
=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?
--
Cheers,
Mike

Hi!

Is there a specific pattern like your example of A1, A3,
A5 or are the cells scattered all over the place?

Biff

-----Original Message-----
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

I'm trying to calculate an average but I want to not
include any values of
zero. I've seen examples here and in Microsft help for
contiguous values (ex:
A1:A7) but not for the averages of noncontiguous data
(ex: A1, A3, A5).

I found Microsoft's example using contiguous data
under "Calculate the
average of numbers, ignoring zero (0) values". They show
how to average
A1:A6 using:
=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to
revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?
--
Cheers,
Mike
.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy

There is a specific pattern. All the cells are in the same row with two
columns of data after each cell.

"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Is there a specific pattern like your example of A1, A3,
A5 or are the cells scattered all over the place?

Biff

-----Original Message-----
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

I'm trying to calculate an average but I want to not
include any values of
zero. I've seen examples here and in Microsft help for
contiguous values (ex:
A1:A7) but not for the averages of noncontiguous data
(ex: A1, A3, A5).

I found Microsoft's example using contiguous data
under "Calculate the
average of numbers, ignoring zero (0) values". They show
how to average
A1:A6 using:
=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to
revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?
--
Cheers,
Mike
.

But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he gave
was A1, A3, A5

That can be solved with an array formula that involves MOD and the the row
number, but if he wants something like A2:A7, B9:B13, C1:C3, etc., that won't
work, either.

Another possibility is to select the various cells and assign a name to them.
Then a simple =AVERAGE(MyRange) will do.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:00:00 -0000, "Andy Brown"
wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy

Unfortunately the data is not in a range so I can't use any A2:A7 functions.

"Andy Brown" wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Unfortunately the data is not in a range so I can't use any A2:A7
functions.

Where is data if not in a range?

"Myrna Larson" wrote in message
...
But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he
gave
was A1, A3, A5

Of course, but A2:A7 can *contain* a group of non-contiguous cells.

Myrna,
Thanks, but not sure if I follow your idea. I "simply" want to average only
those cells in A1, A3, and A5 that have a value <0 . Not sure how MOD would
work in this case.

"Myrna Larson" wrote:

But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he gave
was A1, A3, A5

That can be solved with an array formula that involves MOD and the the row
number, but if he wants something like A2:A7, B9:B13, C1:C3, etc., that won't
work, either.

Another possibility is to select the various cells and assign a name to them.
Then a simple =AVERAGE(MyRange) will do.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:00:00 -0000, "Andy Brown"
wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy

OK, I figured it out. Here's my solution:
=(C26+G26+K26)/(3-(COUNTIF(K26,0)+(COUNTIF(G26,0))+(COUNTIF(C26,0))) )

Still open for any other approaches that work.

"Mike" wrote:

Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

I'm trying to calculate an average but I want to not include any values of
zero. I've seen examples here and in Microsft help for contiguous values (ex:
A1:A7) but not for the averages of noncontiguous data (ex: A1, A3, A5).

I found Microsoft's example using contiguous data under "Calculate the
average of numbers, ignoring zero (0) values". They show how to average
A1:A6 using:
=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?
--
Cheers,
Mike

Here is an array example of how MOD could come into play;

=AVERAGE(IF((MOD(COLUMN(A1:P1)-1,3)=0)*(A1:P1<0),A1:P1))

with your values in A1:P1, averaging every 3rd column if < 0.





"Mike" wrote in message
...
Myrna,
Thanks, but not sure if I follow your idea. I "simply" want to average
only
those cells in A1, A3, and A5 that have a value <0 . Not sure how MOD
would
work in this case.

"Myrna Larson" wrote:

But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he
gave
was A1, A3, A5

That can be solved with an array formula that involves MOD and the the
row
number, but if he wants something like A2:A7, B9:B13, C1:C3, etc., that
won't
work, either.

Another possibility is to select the various cells and assign a name to
them.
Then a simple =AVERAGE(MyRange) will do.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:00:00 -0000, "Andy Brown"

wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy

Huh? Do you mean that all of the cells in A2:A7 aren't filled, i.e. the DATA
isn't contiguous (certainly those CELLS are contiguous).

Let's say there is data in ALL of those cells, but he only wants to average
A3, A4, A5, and A6. I don't see how your formula will average just those
cells.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:16:54 -0000, "Andy Brown"
wrote:

"Myrna Larson" wrote in message
.. .
But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he
gave
was A1, A3, A5

Of course, but A2:A7 can *contain* a group of non-contiguous cells.

MOD would work in the case of A1, A3, and A5, where you want every-other
column. The array formula would be

=AVERAGE(IF(MOD(ROW(A1:A5),2)=1,IF(A1:A5<0,A1:A5) ))

But that will not work for the example/solution you posted most recently,
which refers to cells C26, G26, and K26. The column numbers are 3, 7, and 11,
so there's no numeric relationship between them.

OTOH, if you wanted C26, G26, and *J26*, you could use

MOD(COLUMN(C26:J26),4)=3

because that's every 4th column.


On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:25:06 -0800, "Mike"
wrote:

Myrna,
Thanks, but not sure if I follow your idea. I "simply" want to average only
those cells in A1, A3, and A5 that have a value <0 . Not sure how MOD would
work in this case.

"Myrna Larson" wrote:

But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he
gave
was A1, A3, A5

That can be solved with an array formula that involves MOD and the the row
number, but if he wants something like A2:A7, B9:B13, C1:C3, etc., that
won't
work, either.

Another possibility is to select the various cells and assign a name to
them.
Then a simple =AVERAGE(MyRange) will do.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:00:00 -0000, "Andy Brown"
wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy

"Myrna Larson" wrote in message
...
Huh? Do you mean that all of the cells in A2:A7 aren't filled

That's the inference of the original question, AFAI can tell. A2:A7 *can*
contain a group of non-contiguous cells, eg: A3, A5, A7.

PS: If you need this formula just once on the worksheet, you could assign a
name to cells C26, G26, and K26. But if you have to do that for every row,
that may not be feasible.

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:17:15 -0600, Myrna Larson
wrote:

MOD would work in the case of A1, A3, and A5, where you want every-other
column. The array formula would be

=AVERAGE(IF(MOD(ROW(A1:A5),2)=1,IF(A1:A5<0,A1:A5) ))

But that will not work for the example/solution you posted most recently,
which refers to cells C26, G26, and K26. The column numbers are 3, 7, and 11,
so there's no numeric relationship between them.

OTOH, if you wanted C26, G26, and *J26*, you could use

MOD(COLUMN(C26:J26),4)=3

because that's every 4th column.


On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:25:06 -0800, "Mike"
wrote:

Myrna,
Thanks, but not sure if I follow your idea. I "simply" want to average only
those cells in A1, A3, and A5 that have a value <0 . Not sure how MOD
would
work in this case.

"Myrna Larson" wrote:

But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he
gave
was A1, A3, A5

That can be solved with an array formula that involves MOD and the the row
number, but if he wants something like A2:A7, B9:B13, C1:C3, etc., that
won't
work, either.

Another possibility is to select the various cells and assign a name to
them.
Then a simple =AVERAGE(MyRange) will do.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:00:00 -0000, "Andy Brown"

wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy

"Myrna Larson" wrote in message
...
MOD would work in the case of A1, A3, and A5, where you want every-other
column. The array formula would be

=AVERAGE(IF(MOD(ROW(A1:A5),2)=1,IF(A1:A5<0,A1:A5) ))

But that will not work for the example/solution you posted most recently,
which refers to cells C26, G26, and K26. The column numbers are 3, 7, and
11,
so there's no numeric relationship between them.

Actually, the relationship is +1 = 4*1, 4*2, 4*3.

Rgds,
Andy

Mike wrote...
Unfortunately the data is not in a range so I can't use any A2:A7
functions.

If the data is stored in worksheet cells, then it's stored in ranges,
though likely not single area ranges.

There is a way to do this for a general, multiple area range X. It
requires using a defined name like seq referring to

=ROW(INDIRECT("1:1024"))

and it's a HUGE array formula. Like this,

=SUM(SUMIF(INDIRECT(MID(CELL("Address",(IV65536,X) ),
SMALL(IF(MID(","&CELL("Address",(IV65536,X)),seq,1 )=",",seq),
ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(AREAS(X)+1)))),
SMALL(IF(MID(CELL("Address",(IV65536,X))&",",seq,1 )=",",seq),
ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(AREAS(X)+1))))
-SMALL(IF(MID(","&CELL("Address",(IV65536,X)),seq,1 )=",",seq),
ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(AREAS(X)+1)))))),"0"))
/SUM(COUNTIF(INDIRECT(MID(CELL("Address",(IV65536,X )),
SMALL(IF(MID(","&CELL("Address",(IV65536,X)),seq,1 )=",",seq),
ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(AREAS(X)+1)))),
SMALL(IF(MID(CELL("Address",(IV65536,X))&",",seq,1 )=",",seq),
ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(AREAS(X)+1))))
-SMALL(IF(MID(","&CELL("Address",(IV65536,X)),seq,1 )=",",seq),
ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&(AREAS(X)+1)))))),"0"))

This assumes cell IV65536 is blank.

"Harlan Grove" wrote in message
ups.com...
If the data is stored in worksheet cells, then it's stored in ranges,

Finally!!! ; it takes a genius to understand an idiot -- the latter being
me, BTW, not Mike.

Good catch, but I think you mean -1, i.e. the column numbers to be added a
COLUMN() = 4*i-1, where i = an integer. Solving for i, the formula would be

=(COLUMN()+1)/4)=INT(COLUMN()+1/4)


On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 00:26:55 -0000, "Andy Brown"
wrote:

"Myrna Larson" wrote in message
.. .
MOD would work in the case of A1, A3, and A5, where you want every-other
column. The array formula would be

=AVERAGE(IF(MOD(ROW(A1:A5),2)=1,IF(A1:A5<0,A1:A5) ))

But that will not work for the example/solution you posted most recently,
which refers to cells C26, G26, and K26. The column numbers are 3, 7, and
11,
so there's no numeric relationship between them.

Actually, the relationship is +1 = 4*1, 4*2, 4*3.

Rgds,
Andy

I counted wrong: column K is 11, J is 10, so

MOD(COLUMN(C26:K26),4)=3

would average C26, G26, and K26 (not J26)


OTOH, if you wanted C26, G26, and *J26*, you could use

MOD(COLUMN(C26:J26),4)=3

because that's every 4th column.


On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:25:06 -0800, "Mike"
wrote:

Myrna,
Thanks, but not sure if I follow your idea. I "simply" want to average only
those cells in A1, A3, and A5 that have a value <0 . Not sure how MOD
would
work in this case.

"Myrna Larson" wrote:

But A2:A7 is not a group of non-contiguous cells. I think the example he
gave
was A1, A3, A5

That can be solved with an array formula that involves MOD and the the row
number, but if he wants something like A2:A7, B9:B13, C1:C3, etc., that
won't
work, either.

Another possibility is to select the various cells and assign a name to
them.
Then a simple =AVERAGE(MyRange) will do.

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:00:00 -0000, "Andy Brown"

wrote:

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Averaging noncontiguous numbers ignoring zeros?

=AVERAGE(IF(A2:A7<0, A2:A7,"")) . I've not been able to revise this
formula to calculate noncontiguous data. Any ideas?

=SUM(A2:A7)/COUNTIF(A2:A7,"0")

, possibly.

HTH,
Andy