Average form cells containing formulas?
 

I have set up a Markbook which calculates levels for test scores.
In Cell B3 is the test score for an individual student in cell B4 I have the
following formula:
=IF(B3<6,"2",IF(B3<11,"3", IF(B3<15,"4",IF(B3<20,"5","6"))))
This pattern is repeated along the row with alternate test scores and
formula cells which give the corresponding level.
As each test requires different scores for a given level the numbers vary
slightly.
I have five test scores (ten cells of data).
I would like to average the levels (not the test scores) I have.
In the last cell of the row I have entered the formula:
=AVERAGE(C3,E3,G3,I3,K3)
But all I get is the Div/0 result.
I have tried, F2, Ctrl, SHIFT, ENTER for the level cells and the Average
cell but this has not worked.
There must be an easy way round this?
Any help would be appreciated, feeling rather dumb :)

Hi!

Try removing the quotes from your
values "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"

When you enclose numbers in quotes Excel treats it as TEXT
and as a result the AVERAGE function ignores TEXT.

Biff

-----Original Message-----
I have set up a Markbook which calculates levels for test
scores.
In Cell B3 is the test score for an individual student in
cell B4 I have the
following formula:
=IF(B3<6,"2",IF(B3<11,"3", IF(B3<15,"4",IF
(B3<20,"5","6"))))
This pattern is repeated along the row with alternate
test scores and
formula cells which give the corresponding level.
As each test requires different scores for a given level
the numbers vary
slightly.
I have five test scores (ten cells of data).
I would like to average the levels (not the test scores)
I have.
In the last cell of the row I have entered the formula:
=AVERAGE(C3,E3,G3,I3,K3)
But all I get is the Div/0 result.
I have tried, F2, Ctrl, SHIFT, ENTER for the level cells
and the Average
cell but this has not worked.
There must be an easy way round this?
Any help would be appreciated, feeling rather dumb :)
.

WOW! Works a treat. So simple and so fast.
Knew it must be simple, learn something new everyday.
Thanks a great help!
:)

"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Try removing the quotes from your
values "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"

When you enclose numbers in quotes Excel treats it as TEXT
and as a result the AVERAGE function ignores TEXT.

Biff

-----Original Message-----
I have set up a Markbook which calculates levels for test
scores.
In Cell B3 is the test score for an individual student in
cell B4 I have the
following formula:
=IF(B3<6,"2",IF(B3<11,"3", IF(B3<15,"4",IF
(B3<20,"5","6"))))
This pattern is repeated along the row with alternate
test scores and
formula cells which give the corresponding level.
As each test requires different scores for a given level
the numbers vary
slightly.
I have five test scores (ten cells of data).
I would like to average the levels (not the test scores)
I have.
In the last cell of the row I have entered the formula:
=AVERAGE(C3,E3,G3,I3,K3)
But all I get is the Div/0 result.
I have tried, F2, Ctrl, SHIFT, ENTER for the level cells
and the Average
cell but this has not worked.
There must be an easy way round this?
Any help would be appreciated, feeling rather dumb :)
.

You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback.

Biff

-----Original Message-----
WOW! Works a treat. So simple and so fast.
Knew it must be simple, learn something new everyday.
Thanks a great help!
:)

"Biff" wrote:

Hi!

Try removing the quotes from your
values "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"

When you enclose numbers in quotes Excel treats it as
TEXT
and as a result the AVERAGE function ignores TEXT.

Biff

-----Original Message-----
I have set up a Markbook which calculates levels for
test
scores.
In Cell B3 is the test score for an individual student
in
cell B4 I have the
following formula:
=IF(B3<6,"2",IF(B3<11,"3", IF(B3<15,"4",IF
(B3<20,"5","6"))))
This pattern is repeated along the row with alternate
test scores and
formula cells which give the corresponding level.
As each test requires different scores for a given
level
the numbers vary
slightly.
I have five test scores (ten cells of data).
I would like to average the levels (not the test
scores)
I have.
In the last cell of the row I have entered the
formula:
=AVERAGE(C3,E3,G3,I3,K3)
But all I get is the Div/0 result.
I have tried, F2, Ctrl, SHIFT, ENTER for the level
cells
and the Average
cell but this has not worked.
There must be an easy way round this?
Any help would be appreciated, feeling rather dumb :)
.


.

You could also invoke a LOOKUP formula instead of a chain of IFs...

=LOOKUP(B3,{0,2;6,3;11,4;15,5;20,6})

edmdas wrote:
WOW! Works a treat. So simple and so fast.
Knew it must be simple, learn something new everyday.
Thanks a great help!
:)

"Biff" wrote:


Hi!

Try removing the quotes from your
values "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"

When you enclose numbers in quotes Excel treats it as TEXT
and as a result the AVERAGE function ignores TEXT.

Biff


-----Original Message-----
I have set up a Markbook which calculates levels for test

scores.

In Cell B3 is the test score for an individual student in

cell B4 I have the

following formula:
=IF(B3<6,"2",IF(B3<11,"3", IF(B3<15,"4",IF

(B3<20,"5","6"))))

This pattern is repeated along the row with alternate

test scores and

formula cells which give the corresponding level.
As each test requires different scores for a given level

the numbers vary

slightly.
I have five test scores (ten cells of data).
I would like to average the levels (not the test scores)

I have.

In the last cell of the row I have entered the formula:
=AVERAGE(C3,E3,G3,I3,K3)
But all I get is the Div/0 result.
I have tried, F2, Ctrl, SHIFT, ENTER for the level cells

and the Average

cell but this has not worked.
There must be an easy way round this?
Any help would be appreciated, feeling rather dumb :)
.

Yep that works as well, although I'm not too familar with the LOOKUP
function, need to do some more homework.
What I forgot is that some students have missed tests so I have some Zero's
in my results.
Used this formula:
=AVERAGE(IF(MOD(COLUMN(B3:K3),2)=1,IF(B3:K3<0,B3: K3)))
Which strangley works.
Is there a simpler method using the LOOKUP function?
Thanks



"Aladin Akyurek" wrote:

You could also invoke a LOOKUP formula instead of a chain of IFs...

=LOOKUP(B3,{0,2;6,3;11,4;15,5;20,6})

edmdas wrote:
WOW! Works a treat. So simple and so fast.
Knew it must be simple, learn something new everyday.
Thanks a great help!
:)

"Biff" wrote:


Hi!

Try removing the quotes from your
values "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"

When you enclose numbers in quotes Excel treats it as TEXT
and as a result the AVERAGE function ignores TEXT.

Biff


-----Original Message-----
I have set up a Markbook which calculates levels for test

scores.

In Cell B3 is the test score for an individual student in

cell B4 I have the

following formula:
=IF(B3<6,"2",IF(B3<11,"3", IF(B3<15,"4",IF

(B3<20,"5","6"))))

This pattern is repeated along the row with alternate

test scores and

formula cells which give the corresponding level.
As each test requires different scores for a given level

the numbers vary

slightly.
I have five test scores (ten cells of data).
I would like to average the levels (not the test scores)

I have.

In the last cell of the row I have entered the formula:
=AVERAGE(C3,E3,G3,I3,K3)
But all I get is the Div/0 result.
I have tried, F2, Ctrl, SHIFT, ENTER for the level cells

and the Average

cell but this has not worked.
There must be an easy way round this?
Any help would be appreciated, feeling rather dumb :)
.

The following LOOKUP formula would avoid generating figures for empty
cells or cells with 0 scores...

=LOOKUP(B3,{0,"";2.229E-308,2;6,3;11,4;15,5;20,6})

which would allow you to use an ordinary formula for averaging.

Does it work for you?

edmdas wrote:
Yep that works as well, although I'm not too familar with the LOOKUP
function, need to do some more homework.
What I forgot is that some students have missed tests so I have some Zero's
in my results.
Used this formula:
=AVERAGE(IF(MOD(COLUMN(B3:K3),2)=1,IF(B3:K3<0,B3: K3)))
Which strangley works.
Is there a simpler method using the LOOKUP function?
Thanks



"Aladin Akyurek" wrote:


You could also invoke a LOOKUP formula instead of a chain of IFs...

=LOOKUP(B3,{0,2;6,3;11,4;15,5;20,6})

edmdas wrote:

WOW! Works a treat. So simple and so fast.
Knew it must be simple, learn something new everyday.
Thanks a great help!
:)

"Biff" wrote:



Hi!

Try removing the quotes from your
values "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"

When you enclose numbers in quotes Excel treats it as TEXT
and as a result the AVERAGE function ignores TEXT.

Biff



-----Original Message-----
I have set up a Markbook which calculates levels for test

scores.


In Cell B3 is the test score for an individual student in

cell B4 I have the


following formula:
=IF(B3<6,"2",IF(B3<11,"3", IF(B3<15,"4",IF

(B3<20,"5","6"))))


This pattern is repeated along the row with alternate

test scores and


formula cells which give the corresponding level.
As each test requires different scores for a given level

the numbers vary


slightly.
I have five test scores (ten cells of data).
I would like to average the levels (not the test scores)

I have.


In the last cell of the row I have entered the formula:
=AVERAGE(C3,E3,G3,I3,K3)
But all I get is the Div/0 result.
I have tried, F2, Ctrl, SHIFT, ENTER for the level cells

and the Average


cell but this has not worked.
There must be an easy way round this?
Any help would be appreciated, feeling rather dumb :)
.

Yes that works for me as well.
Thanks to both of you for your help, you've been great.
I will be sharing this around my department, will save a lot of time.
:)