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    Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Hey Folks,

    I'm struggling with the calculation of a dependent AVERAGE-Function.

    Here is my case, as provided in the attachment:

    I want to include only cells within the AVERAGE function where is no "X" underneath. When I return "" or 0 as false output from IF, AVERAGE treats that as value 0.

    Any ideas how to solve this?

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Please update your profile - there are at least three versions of Excel that might be considered the "latest"!

    If you really do have the latest version, then this:

    =AVERAGEIFS($A$2:$A$11,$A$3:$A$12,"<>X")

    A European locale will require semi-colons instead of commas, of course.
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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    If that takes care of your original question, please select Thread Tools from the menu link above and mark this thread as SOLVED.

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Hey Ali,

    thanks for your assistance! It seems that I over simplified my case a bit, so that your approach doesn't work for me.
    There are few number values between the values to consider, which are not meant to be included at all.

    Here my updated example.


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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Oh, ye of little faith!!!

    =AVERAGEIFS($B$2:$B$33,$B$3:$B$34,"<>X",$A$2:$A$33,"")

    That is, until you shift the goalposts again ...

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    So true, I ought clearly work on my example skills

    Here is a almost full representation of my sheet. Your last attempt doesn't work cause in the column left of the average area could also be an X (when December is filtered out).
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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Right, now this is starting to move in a different direction!

    I really HATE it when members drip feed information in this way - it is SO frustrating. Sorry!

    What you need to do now is add some worked examples to your workbook (manually calculated). Put them where you want them and explain how they should change given all possible scenarios.

    Then I'll have another look.

    Don't keep telling me that my solution doesn't work - it worked perfectly for each scenario as YOU PRESENTED IT.

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Hey Ali,

    it was not my intent to hold back important information which were necessary to solve my issue efficiently. I just wanted to condense my problem with as many information as needed - but I failed indeed
    I'm truly thankful for every second you spend on my problem!

    Just for the record: In my Excel there was still a slight difference between the target value and your formular as shown in the attachment.

    In order to give you full information (which I thought was not necessary in the beginning) I gladly provide a less reduced version of my sheet. I'm incredibly excited about your next approach, as I guess it's probably a no brainer for you
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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Firstly, explain WHY the correct result should be what you have suggested. What is the calculation you are making and which cells should be included?

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    7445,7 = (7028,48+7810,04+7498,6)/3. The 2nd and 3rd bold values are filtered out as the "X" indicates. I want to calculate the average of all bold values without an X underneath. Just have a look into my new sheet and you will understand easily!

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    So in the real workbook, what will appear where you have written Attribut5? Will it be rather same for all total rows. We need an Identifying feature - emboldened text isn’t recognised by formulae.

    My second formula will work with a bit of array tweaking.

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    This produces the result you say you want:

    =AVERAGEIFS($Q$8:$Q$40,$Q$9:$Q$41,"<>X",$C$8:$C$40,"Attribut5")

    Please note that as before, the SECOND array needs offsetting by one row (start AND end) - it will not work if you don’t set this correctly.
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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    I've added the formula to your workbook - hopefully this will now be indisputable!
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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Aww maaan, I could've smelled the rat by myself after your last hint

    Many thanks and wonderful day!

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    Re: Skipping results from IF within AVERAGE

    Kein Problem - schönen Abend noch!

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