Perform logical operations by using the AVERAGEIF function

01/01/2022 0 By indiafreenotes

AVERAGEIF(range, criteria, [average_range])

The AVERAGEIF function syntax has the following arguments:

  • Range Required. One or more cells to average, including numbers or names, arrays, or references that contain numbers.
  • Criteria Required. The criteria in the form of a number, expression, cell reference, or text that defines which cells are averaged. For example, criteria can be expressed as 32, “32”, “>32”, “apples”, or B4.
  • Average_range Optional. The actual set of cells to average. If omitted, range is used.

Remarks

  • Cells in range that contain TRUE or FALSE are ignored.
  • If a cell in average_range is an empty cell, AVERAGEIF ignores it.
  • If range is a blank or text value, AVERAGEIF returns the #DIV0! error value.
  • If a cell in criteria is empty, AVERAGEIF treats it as a 0 value.
  • If no cells in the range meet the criteria, AVERAGEIF returns the #DIV/0! error value.
  • You can use the wildcard characters, question mark (?) and asterisk (*), in criteria. A question mark matches any single character; an asterisk matches any sequence of characters. If you want to find an actual question mark or asterisk, type a tilde (~) before the character.
  • Average_range does not have to be the same size and shape as range. The actual cells that are averaged are determined by using the top, left cell in average_range as the beginning cell, and then including cells that correspond in size and shape to range. For example:
If range is And average_range is Then the actual cells evaluated are
A1:A5 B1:B5 B1:B5
A1:A5 B1:B3 B1:B5
A1:B4 C1:D4 C1:D4
A1:B4 C1:C2 C1:D4

Average: Which is the arithmetic mean, and is calculated by adding a group of numbers and then dividing by the count of those numbers. For example, the average of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 30 divided by 6, which is 5.

Median: Which is the middle number of a group of numbers; that is, half the numbers have values that are greater than the median, and half the numbers have values that are less than the median. For example, the median of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 4.

Mode: Which is the most frequently occurring number in a group of numbers. For example, the mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 3.

Example

Region Profits (Thousands)
East 45678
West 23789
North -4789
South (New Office) 0
MidWest 9678
Formula Description Result
=AVERAGEIF(A2:A6,”=*West”,B2:B6) Average of all profits for the West and MidWest regions. 16733.5
=AVERAGEIF(A2:A6,”<>*(New Office)”,B2:B6) Average of all profits for all regions excluding new offices. 18589