Description

Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of the arguments.

Syntax

AVERAGE(number1, [number2], ...)

The AVERAGE function syntax has the following arguments:

number1 - Required. The first number or variable for which you want the average.
number2, ... - Optional. Additional numbers or variables for which you want the average, up to a maximum of 255.

Arguments can only be numbers or variables that represent numbers.
If argument contains text, logical values, or empty values, those values are ignored; however, the value zero is included.
Arguments that are error values or text that cannot be translated into numbers cause errors.
Note: The AVERAGE function measures central tendency, which is the location of the center of a group of numbers in a statistical distribution. The three most common measures of central tendency are:
- Average, which is the arithmetic mean, and is calculated by adding a group of numbers and then dividing by the count of those numbers. For example, the average of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 30 divided by 6, which is 5.
- MEDIAN function, which is the middle number of a group of numbers; that is, half the numbers have values that are greater than the median, and half the numbers have values that are less than the median. For example, the median of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 4.
- MODE function, which is the most frequently occurring number in a group of numbers. For example, the mode of 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, and 10 is 3.

Formula	Description	Result
=AVERAGE(1,2,3,4,5,6)	Average of the numbers	3,5

For a full list of formula errors, please read Formula errors.