Averaging excluding min and max numbers
 

I need to take an average of a set of numbers while excluding the 5
highest and the 3 lowest. Is there an easy way?


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Averaging excluding min and max numbers
 

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:57:22 -0600, n_gineer
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I need to take an average of a set of numbers while excluding the 5
highest and the 3 lowest. Is there an easy way?

The *array* formula:

=AVERAGE(LARGE(rng,ROW(INDIRECT("6:"&COUNT(rng)-3))))

To enter an array formula, after typing or pasting it into the formula bar,
hold down <ctrl<shift while hitting <enter. Excel will place braces {...}
around the formula.

This formula assumes that a number is only counted once. For example, given
the numbers:

12,12,12,10,10,10,10,10,10,9,9,9,9,9,8,8,7,7,7,7,6 ,6,5,4,4,4

the formula would exclude the three 12's, two of the 10's and the three 4's
from the average.

Is this what you want?

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Averaging excluding min and max numbers
 

n_gineer wrote...
I need to take an average of a set of numbers while excluding the 5
highest and the 3 lowest. Is there an easy way?
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=(SUM(data)-SUM(LARGE(data,{1,2,3,4,5}),SMALL(data,{1,2,3})))/(COUNT(data)-8)

Averaging excluding min and max numbers
 

Harlan, yours worked perfect. thank you!


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