How to use AVERAGEA Function (WS)

Description

The Microsoft Excel AVERAGEA function returns the average (arithmetic mean) of the numbers provided. The AVERAGEA function is different from the AVERAGE functionin that it treats TRUE as a value of 1 and FALSE as a value of 0.

Syntax

The syntax for the AVERAGEA function in Microsoft Excel is:

AVERAGEA( number1, [number2], ... [number_n] )

Parameters or Arguments

number1, number2, ... number_n

Numeric values - they can be numbers, named ranges, arrays, or references to numbers. There can be up to 30 values entered.

Applies To

• Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

• Worksheet function (WS)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel AVERAGEA function examples and explore how to use the AVERAGEA function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following AVERAGEA examples would return:

=AVERAGEA(B2, B3)
Result: 8.85

=AVERAGEA(B3, B5, 45)
Result: 17.73333333

=AVERAGEA(B2:B6)
Result: 43.74

=AVERAGEA(B5, B6)
Result: 0.5