help with an average formula
 

I need a formula to find the average of the best 8 scores of anywhere
between 8 and 15 scores

Thanks in advance

help with an average formula
 

I'm assuming the best scores are the highest scores.

=IF(COUNT(A1:A15)<8,"insufficient
data",AVERAGE(LARGE(A1:A15,{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8})))

If there will *always* be at least 8 values then:

=AVERAGE(LARGE(A1:A15,{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}))


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Biff
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"gnasher" wrote in message
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I need a formula to find the average of the best 8 scores of anywhere
between 8 and 15 scores

Thanks in advance