drop one score, average the rest

J

John

How can I drop the lowest score of a group of scores (from tests), then get the average for the rest?
 
P

Peo Sjoblom

One way

=SUMPRODUCT((SMALL($A$1:$A$50,ROW(INDIRECT("2:"&COUNT($A$1:$A$50))))))/(COUN
T($A$1:$A$50)-1)

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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


John said:
How can I drop the lowest score of a group of scores (from tests), then
get the average for the rest?
 
P

Peo Sjoblom

=SUMPRODUCT((SMALL($A$1:$A$50,ROW(INDIRECT("2:"&COUNT($A$1:$A$50))))))/(COUN
T($A$1:$A$50)-1)

or maybe

=(SUM($A$1:$A$50)-MIN($A$1:$A$50))/(COUNT($A$1:$A$50)-1)

or

=AVERAGE(SMALL($A$1:$A$50,ROW(INDIRECT("2:"&COUNT($A$1:$A$50)))))

the last entered with ctrl + shift & enter
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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom


John said:
How can I drop the lowest score of a group of scores (from tests), then
get the average for the rest?
 
D

dvt

How can I drop the lowest score of a group of scores (from tests), then
get the average for the rest?

Assuming test scores in column A,
=(SUM(A:A) - MIN(A:A))/(COUNT(A:A) - 1)

(total of the scores minus the lowest score divided by the number of
scores less one)
 
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