How to Calculate Mean in Excel
The Arithmetic mean, commonly known as the average is likely a familiar concept to you. This measure is determined by summing a set of numbers and then dividing the total by the Count of those numbers:
For example, the numbers {1,2,2,3,4,6}. To compute the mean, you add these numbers together and then divide the sum by 6, resulting in 3: (1+2+2+3+4+6)/6=3.
In Microsoft Excel, you can calculate the mean using one of the following functions:
AVERAGE: This Function returns the average of a range of numbers.
AVERAGE: This Function provides the average of cells containing various types of data, including numbers, Boolean values, and text.
AVERAGEIF: When you need to find the average based on a single criterion, this function can be used.
AVERAGEIFS: It can be used for calculating the average based on multiple criteria, you can employ this function.
How to Calculate Mean, Median and Mode in Excel
The mean (also called average) of the data set is calculated by adding all the numbers in the data set and then dividing it by the total number of values in the data set. In this article, we will find out how to calculate the mean in Excel.
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