Can someone tell me why this gives me the "Sum" and not the "Avg"

=AVERAGE(Sheet1!A19+Sheet2!A19)

Thanks
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NotGood@All

Try this

=AVERAGE(Sheet1:Sheet2!A19)
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HTH,
Barb Reinhardt

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"NotGood@All" wrote:

Can someone tell me why this gives me the "Sum" and not the "Avg"

=AVERAGE(Sheet1!A19+Sheet2!A19)

Thanks
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NotGood@All

Yes. You told Excel to sum the two numbers (that's what the + sign does),
then take the average of that sum.

You probably want:
=AVERAGE(Sheet1!A19,Sheet2!A19)

Regards,
Fred.

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Can someone tell me why this gives me the "Sum" and not the "Avg"

=AVERAGE(Sheet1!A19+Sheet2!A19)

Thanks
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NotGood@All