DIVERROR for averageifs on data from 2 sheets

[damonjasso]

=AVERAGEIFS(Students!$N:$N, Students!$J:$J, 1, Students!$F:$F, A3)

I get diverror. I have been reading to put code to prevent it but a1/a2 doesn't work. I am not that great at excel. The code is right but I get the error.



Sincerely,

Damon

[oeldere]

the syntax of averageifs is:

average area, criterium, average area, criterium

you have to many arguments in your formula.

[Jonmo1]

the syntax of averageifs is:

average area, criterium, average area, criterium

Not quite, it's more like
AVERAGEIFS(NumbersToAverage, CriteriaRange, Criteria, CriteriaRange, Criteria)

OP's syntax is correct.

Div/0 errors in an average formula happen when there are no numbers to average.
Could be caused by none of the rows meeting both criteria
OR
The numbers in column N are not really numbers.

Can you post a sample book?
Make sure there is just enough data to demonstrate your need. Include a BEFORE sheet and an AFTER sheet in the workbook if needed to show the process you're trying to complete or automate. Make sure your desired results are shown, mock them up manually if necessary.

Remember to desensitize the data.

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[oeldere]

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Glad you showed the correct syntax to the OP, (and to me) jonmo1

[Tony Valko]

=AVERAGEIFS(Students!$N:$N, Students!$J:$J, 1, Students!$F:$F, A3)

the syntax of averageifs is:

average area, criterium, average area, criterium

you have to many arguments in your formula.

No, the formula is syntactically correct.

[Jonmo1]

Glad you showed the correct syntax to the OP, jonmo1

Actually, I was showing it to you.

The example you posted is missing the first argument of the numberstoaverage.
You only included criterias

[Jonmo1]

Ok, I see the attatchment

So the formula is working as intended, but you want to hide the Errors when the criteria are not met.
You can use IFERROR for that

=IFERROR(AVERAGEIFS(Students!$N:$N, Students!$J:$J, 1, Students!$F:$F, A3),"")

[damonjasso]

You are my hero!

[Jonmo1]

Glad to help.