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  1. 01-21-2013, 10:01 PM #1
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    #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    Im trying to get the average of data from 5 other sheets with

    =AVERAGE('Period 1'!L4:L43,'Period 2'!L4:L43,'Period 3'!L4:L43,'Period 4'!L4:L43,'Period 5'!L4:L43)

    the cells I want to find the average of (L4:L43......etc.) contain the "LN" function referencing the cell to their left, eg. L4 = LN(K4)
    so i get a #NUM error in the cell containing

    =AVERAGE('Period 1'!L4:L43,'Period 2'!L4:L43,'Period 3'!L4:L43,'Period 4'!L4:L43,'Period 5'!L4:L43)

    Is there a way I can adjust this formula to work out the average rather than give #NUM error?

    Thanks
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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    you could issue something like this first in your LN functions

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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    You should try to fix the errors as Vlady noted.

    However, just for the heck of it...

    You could try this:

    =SUMPRODUCT(SUMIF(INDIRECT("'Period "&{1,2,3,4,5}&"'!L4:L43"),"<1E100"))/COUNT('Period 1'!L4:L43,'Period 2'!L4:L43,'Period 3'!L4:L43,'Period 4'!L4:L43,'Period 5'!L4:L43)
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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    I put that in but it made no difference to the #NUM error in the cell with

    =AVERAGE('Period 1'!L4:L43,'Period 2'!L4:L43,'Period 3'!L4:L43,'Period 4'!L4:L43,'Period 5'!L4:L43)

    Im assuming the problem is because the above formula is recognising the LN function rather than the final value??
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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    Just got your reply Tony and your formula gets rid of the error but I don't really have any idea what any of it means....
    Is it still finding the average?

    If so then its gret, Thanks!!
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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    Yes, it gets the average in a roundabout way that ignores the errors in any of the ranges.

    It gets the sum of all the ranges and then divides by the numeric count of all the ranges.
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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    Great! Have been doing a bit of QA and it all works perfectly.
    Thanks for the help!!
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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!
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    Re: #NUM error when trying to average cells that also contain a formula

    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Valko View Post
    You should try to fix the errors as Vlady noted.

    However, just for the heck of it...

    You could try this:

    =SUMPRODUCT(SUMIF(INDIRECT("'Period "&{1,2,3,4,5}&"'!L4:L43"),"<1E100"))/COUNT('Period 1'!L4:L43,'Period 2'!L4:L43,'Period 3'!L4:L43,'Period 4'!L4:L43,'Period 5'!L4:L43)
    Improvement.

    We can reduce that to:

    =SUMPRODUCT(SUMIF(INDIRECT("'Period "&{1,2,3,4,5}&"'!L4:L43"),"<1E100"))/COUNT('Period 1:Period 5'!L4:L43)
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