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Default Using sum function with absolute numbers

I am trying to get the absolute average of a column of positive and negative
numbers, so i am trying to gather the absolute sum of the numbers using the
following:

=SUM(ABS($F3:$F216))

however it returns a number (1) that isn't the correct answer. However when
i hit the function key in the formula bar the correct answer is displayed
under the inputs.

What am I doing wrong? Please help/
 
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