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Create a simple average that does NOT include blanks cells
Hi all,
How can I create a simple average calculation that does not include a cell that's blank. For example, I do a simple average all cells A2:A10. BUT, if one of those is blank, it treats is a 'zero' and skews the average calculation. I don't want it to include the blank cells as part of the formula. Only when a number is entered into one of the cells should it be included in the Average function. Can this be done? Thanks so much! |
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Create a simple average that does NOT include blanks cells
how are you doing your average?
Using 2003 the average() function ignores blank cells? could you actually have a zero in cell but have zeros so they don't display? "Access Joe" wrote: Hi all, How can I create a simple average calculation that does not include a cell that's blank. For example, I do a simple average all cells A2:A10. BUT, if one of those is blank, it treats is a 'zero' and skews the average calculation. I don't want it to include the blank cells as part of the formula. Only when a number is entered into one of the cells should it be included in the Average function. Can this be done? Thanks so much! |
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Create a simple average that does NOT include blanks cells
Look at that. One of those things Microsoft never really mentioned in the
upgrade, huh. Thanks BJ. "bj" wrote: how are you doing your average? Using 2003 the average() function ignores blank cells? could you actually have a zero in cell but have zeros so they don't display? "Access Joe" wrote: Hi all, How can I create a simple average calculation that does not include a cell that's blank. For example, I do a simple average all cells A2:A10. BUT, if one of those is blank, it treats is a 'zero' and skews the average calculation. I don't want it to include the blank cells as part of the formula. Only when a number is entered into one of the cells should it be included in the Average function. Can this be done? Thanks so much! |
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Create a simple average that does NOT include blanks cells
AVERAGE has ignored blanks for many versions before 2003.
Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:55:03 -0700, Access Joe wrote: Look at that. One of those things Microsoft never really mentioned in the upgrade, huh. Thanks BJ. "bj" wrote: how are you doing your average? Using 2003 the average() function ignores blank cells? could you actually have a zero in cell but have zeros so they don't display? "Access Joe" wrote: Hi all, How can I create a simple average calculation that does not include a cell that's blank. For example, I do a simple average all cells A2:A10. BUT, if one of those is blank, it treats is a 'zero' and skews the average calculation. I don't want it to include the blank cells as part of the formula. Only when a number is entered into one of the cells should it be included in the Average function. Can this be done? Thanks so much! |
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Create a simple average that does NOT include blanks cells
Average does *not* include blank cells in it's calculation.
Even zero length strings (nulls [ "" ]) are bypassed. Are you sure those cells are blank? -- Regards, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Access Joe" wrote in message ... Hi all, How can I create a simple average calculation that does not include a cell that's blank. For example, I do a simple average all cells A2:A10. BUT, if one of those is blank, it treats is a 'zero' and skews the average calculation. I don't want it to include the blank cells as part of the formula. Only when a number is entered into one of the cells should it be included in the Average function. Can this be done? Thanks so much! |
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