Excel AVERAGE Function

The AVERAGE function is a premade function in Excel, which calculates the average (arithmetic mean)

AVERAGE Function

The AVERAGE function is a premade function in Excel, which calculates the average (arithmetic mean).

It is typed =AVERAGE

It adds the range and divides it by the number of observations.

Example:

Note: There are multiple types of mean values. The most common type of mean is the arithmetic mean. You can learn more about the arithmetic mean here: Statistics Mean Tutorial.

Note: The AVERAGE function ignores cells with text.

Let's have a look at an example where we help the Pokemon trainers to calculate the average of Pokeballs per trainer.

How to use the =AVERAGE function, step by step:

  • Select a cell (F2)
  • Type =AVERAGE
  • Double click the AVERAGE command
  • Select a range (B2:E2)
  • Hit enter
  • Next, Fill F2:F7
  • Good job! You have successfully calculated the average using the AVERAGE function.

    Another Example

    Example using cells with text:

    The function ignores cells with text and completes the calculation.

    function copyFormulas(elementId){ /* Get the text field */ var copyText = document.getElementById(elementId); /* Select the text field */ copyText.select(); copyText.setSelectionRange(0, 99999); /* For mobile devices */ /* Copy the text inside the text field */ navigator.clipboard.writeText(copyText.value) .then(() => { alert('Range copied to clipboard.\nIt can now be pasted into the Excel spreadsheet.') }) .catch((error) => { alert(`Copy failed! ${error}`) }) }