AVERAGEA

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AVERAGEA

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Calculates the average (arithmetic mean) of the values in the list of arguments. Unlike the AVERAGE functions, text and logical values such as TRUE and FALSE are included in the calculation.

Syntax

AVERAGEA(value1,value2, ...)

Value1, value2,...   are 1 to 30 cells, ranges of cells, or values for which you want the average.

Remarks

  • The arguments must be numbers, names, arrays, or references.
  • Array or reference arguments that contain text evaluate as 0 (zero). Empty text ("") evaluates as 0 (zero). If the calculation must not include text values in the average, use the AVERAGE function.
  • Arguments that contain TRUE evaluate as 1; arguments that contain FALSE evaluate as 0 (zero).

Example

The example may be easier to understand if you copy it to a blank spreadsheet.

How?

Data
10
7
9
2
Not available
 
Formula Description (Result)
=AVERAGEA(A2:A6) Average of the numbers above, and the text "Not available". The cell with the text "Not available" is used in the calculation (5.6)
=AVERAGEA(A2:A5,A7) Average of the numbers above, and the empty cell (7)