Average

Average is a mathematical function that returns the average of a group of numeric values, rows, columns, or cells. Average excludes #missing and #error cells when obtaining the average.

Note:

The calculation does not include missing values regardless of whether they are suppressed.

Syntax:

Average(arguments)

or

Avg(arguments)

where arguments is one or more of the following values:

Argument

Description

numeric

A numeric value. For example, Average(10,20,30) returns the value 20.

Numeric values can include decimals and negative values. See Numeric Arguments.

row, column, or cell referene

A pointer to a row, column, or cell within a grid. For example Avg(Grid1.row[4(3:5)]) returns the average of grid1, row segment 4, range 3 through 5.

References can be specified in several ways. The reference syntax is: GridName.GridElement[segment(range)].Property. See Row, Column, or Cell Reference Arguments.

function

An embedded function.

See Mathematical Functions.

Examples:

Return the value 20:

Avg(10,30,20)

Return the average of all numbers that are part of three aggregate rows:

Average(row[1],row[6],row[8])

Calculate the average of three aggregate columns; E, G, and I. (The calculation produces three numbers, then calculates the average of the three numbers.)

Avg(column[E]avg,column[G]avg,column[I.avg)

Calculate the average of two columns; E on the current grid and E on grid2. (The calculation includes all expanded columns.)

Avg(column[E],grid2column[E])

Calculate the average of aggregate row 3 and divide the average by 100:

Avg(row[3])/100