Average of numbers under 10

On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:48:17 -0400, "Linda \(RQ\)" <Linda.DeleteThis@TenForward.Laptop>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am using Excel 2003. On my sheet named "Original" in column K I have a
>list of numbers they range from .1 to 50 but could go higher. On another
>sheet I have this function =AVERAGE(Original!K2:K10) in a cell which give me
>the average of these numbers. I would like to make another cell with the
>same function but I want to it to only average items in column K that are
>less than 10 and ignore any that are 10 or more.
>
>Thanks,
>Linda
>
>

Here's one way:

=SUMIF(Original!$K$2:$K$10,"<10")/COUNTIF(Original!$K$2:$K$10,"<10")

--ron

Thanks Guys!!


"Linda (RQ)" <Linda RemoveThis @TenForward.Laptop> wrote in message
news:eOFlnQgSKHA.764@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I am using Excel 2003. On my sheet named "Original" in column K I have a
> list of numbers they range from .1 to 50 but could go higher. On another
> sheet I have this function =AVERAGE(Original!K2:K10) in a cell which give
> me the average of these numbers. I would like to make another cell with
> the same function but I want to it to only average items in column K that
> are less than 10 and ignore any that are 10 or more.
>
> Thanks,
> Linda
>
>
>

Ron,

What do the $ do/mean? Your results were the same as Daves.

Thanks,
Linda


"Ron Rosenfeld" <ronrosenfeld DeleteThis @nospam.org> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:48:17 -0400, "Linda \(RQ\)"
> <Linda DeleteThis @TenForward.Laptop>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am using Excel 2003. On my sheet named "Original" in column K I have a
>>list of numbers they range from .1 to 50 but could go higher. On another
>>sheet I have this function =AVERAGE(Original!K2:K10) in a cell which give
>>me
>>the average of these numbers. I would like to make another cell with the
>>same function but I want to it to only average items in column K that are
>>less than 10 and ignore any that are 10 or more.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Linda
>>
>>
>
> Here's one way:
>
> =SUMIF(Original!$K$2:$K$10,"<10")/COUNTIF(Original!$K$2:$K$10,"<10")
>
> --ron

Another one...

Array entered** :

=IF(COUNTIF(K2:K10,"<10"),AVERAGE(IF(K2:K10<>"",IF(K2:K10<10,K2:K10))),"")

** array formulas need to be entered using the key combination of
CTRL,SHIFT,ENTER (not just ENTER). Hold down both the CTRL key and the SHIFT
key then hit ENTER.

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Linda (RQ)" <Linda DeleteThis @TenForward.Laptop> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am using Excel 2003. On my sheet named "Original" in column K I have a
> list of numbers they range from .1 to 50 but could go higher. On another
> sheet I have this function =AVERAGE(Original!K2:K10) in a cell which give
> me the average of these numbers. I would like to make another cell with
> the same function but I want to it to only average items in column K that
> are less than 10 and ignore any that are 10 or more.
>
> Thanks,
> Linda
>
>
>

On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:09:40 -0400, "Linda RQ" <RomulanQueen.TakeThisOut@10Forward.SSTNG>
wrote:

>Ron,
>
>What do the $ do/mean? Your results were the same as Daves.
>
>Thanks,
>Linda

Check HELP for "Addressing" or Absolute Address.
Excel has several modes of addressing cells: Absolute, Relative, and mixed.

If you drag Dave's formula to another cell, the cell references will change.

If you drag a formula with absolute addresses to another cell, cell references
preceded by the "$" will not change.

This can be useful if you want a reference to a data table to remain constant,
while the reference to a lookup value changes.

In this particular case, since the "<10" is not a cell reference, it won't make
any difference.

But if the "<10" was replaced by a cell reference; e.g. "<"&M7 and you had a
series of values in M7:M9 that you wished to evaluate against, you could enter
a formula in N7 and fill down to N9; the table reference would remain the same,
and the "lookup reference" would adjust.
--ron