Difference between revisions of "Documentation/How Tos/Calc: AVERAGE function"

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Returns the average of the arguments, ignoring text.

AVERAGE(number1; number2; ... number30)

number1 to number30 are up to 30 numbers or ranges containing numbers.

AVERAGE(2; 6; 4)

returns 4, the average of the three numbers in the list.

AVERAGE(B1:B3)

where cells B1, B2, B3 contain 1, 3, and apple returns 2, the average of 1 and 3. Text is ignored.

Calc assumes that * logical values are 1 (TRUE) and 0 (FALSE). Excel ignores logical values.

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 <tt>'''AVERAGE(B1:B3)'''</tt>
 : where cells <tt>'''B1'''</tt>, <tt>'''B2'''</tt>, <tt>'''B3'''</tt> contain <tt>'''1'''</tt>, <tt>'''3'''</tt>, and <tt>'''apple'''</tt> returns <tt>'''2'''</tt>, the average of <tt>'''1'''</tt> and <tt>'''3'''</tt>. Text is ignored.
+===Issues: ===
+* Calc assumes that * [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: Logical functions#Logical values overview|logical values]] are <tt>'''1'''</tt> (<tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>) and <tt>'''0'''</tt> (<tt>'''FALSE'''</tt>). Excel ignores logical values.
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 * [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: Functions listed alphabetically|Functions listed alphabetically]]
 * [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: Functions listed by category|Functions listed by category]]}}
-===Issues: ===
-* Calc assumes that * [[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: Logical functions#Logical values overview|logical values]] are <tt>'''1'''</tt> (<tt>'''TRUE'''</tt>) and <tt>'''0'''</tt> (<tt>'''FALSE'''</tt>). Excel ignores logical values.