I'm using Office 2003. I have a need to have 0 in a range of cells (instead
of blank). I need to create an average from some non contiguous cells. I
want the average to ignore cells containing a 0.

I can have the formula | =IF(B2=0,"",B2) | and if b2 is 0 then the formula
returns a blank, and if b2 is < 0 then formula returns value from b2.

If I embed this If formula into an Average formula |
=AVERAGE(IF(B2=0,"",B2),B9,B16,B23) | it returns a #Value error.

How can I create an Average formula that ignores cells with 0 value?
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Jesse

Try this array formula** :

=AVERAGE(IF((MOD(ROW(A2:A23)-ROW(A2),7)=0)*(A2:A23<0),A2:A23))

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Jesse" wrote in message
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I'm using Office 2003. I have a need to have 0 in a range of cells
(instead
of blank). I need to create an average from some non contiguous cells. I
want the average to ignore cells containing a 0.

I can have the formula | =IF(B2=0,"",B2) | and if b2 is 0 then the formula
returns a blank, and if b2 is < 0 then formula returns value from b2.

If I embed this If formula into an Average formula |
=AVERAGE(IF(B2=0,"",B2),B9,B16,B23) | it returns a #Value error.

How can I create an Average formula that ignores cells with 0 value?
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Jesse

Jesse wrote...
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. . . I have a need to have 0 in a range of cells (instead of blank). . . .
....

There could be alternatives.

How can I create an Average formula that ignores cells with 0 value?

But in case there aren't alternatives, the most general way would be

=SUM((B2,B9,B16,B23))/INDEX(FREQUENCY((B2,B9,B16,B23),{0}),2)

If your value cells were always every 7th row beginning with row 2,
you could use an array formula like

=AVERAGE(IF(MOD(ROW(B2:B23),7)=2,IF(B2:B230,B2:B2 3)))

If you don't know what an array formula is, look for it in online Help.

Hi,

Since the cells are evenly spaced apart try this array formula:

=AVERAGE(IF(B2:B23*(MOD(ROW(B2:B23),7)=2)<0,B2:B2 3,""))

array - press Shift+Ctrl+Enter to enter the formula
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Cheers,
Shane Devenshire


"Jesse" wrote:

I'm using Office 2003. I have a need to have 0 in a range of cells (instead
of blank). I need to create an average from some non contiguous cells. I
want the average to ignore cells containing a 0.

I can have the formula | =IF(B2=0,"",B2) | and if b2 is 0 then the formula
returns a blank, and if b2 is < 0 then formula returns value from b2.

If I embed this If formula into an Average formula |
=AVERAGE(IF(B2=0,"",B2),B9,B16,B23) | it returns a #Value error.

How can I create an Average formula that ignores cells with 0 value?
--
Jesse