Average non zero values

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PA

I recall reading this and now cant find it.
A column of data with numerical values, some empty cells and some with zero's.
I need to calculate the average, but supress cells with zeros from the
calculation.

I tried =IF((A1:A44)<>0,AVERAGE(A1:A44)) arrayed entered, but no go.

Suggestions welcomed, and my thanks.
Paul
 
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Chip Pearson

Your formula works as long as it is array-entered. Are you sure
you've array entered it? What result do you get?


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
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Peo Sjoblom

I believe the OP has to change it to

=AVERAGE(IF(A1:A44<>0,A1:A44))

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Excel 95 - Excel 2007
Northwest Excel Solutions
www.nwexcelsolutions.com
"It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes;
if you are in one stop digging." Lord Healey
 
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Chip Pearson

That was my initial thought -- the extra parentheses -- but the
formula worked both with and without the parens.I tested in Excel
2003. Perhaps an earlier version would have problems with the
extra parens.



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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com
 
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PA

Thanks Peo, that does it.

Peo Sjoblom said:
I believe the OP has to change it to

=AVERAGE(IF(A1:A44<>0,A1:A44))

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Excel 95 - Excel 2007
Northwest Excel Solutions
www.nwexcelsolutions.com
"It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes;
if you are in one stop digging." Lord Healey
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Peo Sjoblom

I believe it is the syntax, OP's formula is

=IF((A1:A44)<>0,AVERAGE(A1:A44))

which will work if A1 is neither zero nor blank, if A1 is blank or 0 it will
return FALSE
If the OP got FALSE he must have a zero in the first cell


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

Excel 95 - Excel 2007
Northwest Excel Solutions
www.nwexcelsolutions.com
"It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes;
if you are in one stop digging." Lord Healey
 
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