How to average cells based on multiple criteria in Excel?
In Excel, most of us may be familiar with COUNTIF and SUMIF functions, they can help us to count or sum values based on criteria. But have you ever tried to calculate the average of values based on one or more criteria in Excel?
Average cells based on one criterion with AVERAGEIF function
Average cells based on multiple criteria with AVERAGEIFS function
Average cells based on one criterion with AVERAGEIF function
Supposing, I have the following data range, column A is the list of product and column B is the orders, now, I will average the order cells where the product is KTE.
Please enter this formula into your desired cell: =AVERAGEIF(A2:A19,D2,B2:B19), (A2:A19 is the data which contains the criteria, B2:B19 refers to the range you want to average and D2 is the criterion you want to average the values based on), and press Enter key to get the result, see screenshot:
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Average cells based on multiple criteria with AVERAGEIFS function
If you want to calculate average with multiple criteria, the Averageifs function may help you.
The Averageifs syntax as follows:
AVERAGEIFS(average_range,criteria_range1,criteria1,criteria_range2,criteria2…)
- Average_range: is the range of cells to average;
- Criteria_range1, criteria_range2, … are the ranges in which to evaluate the associated criteria;
- Criteria1, criteria2, … are criteria which you are based on.
Take the above data for example, now, I want to average the order of KTE and the order greater than 500. Please do as this:
Enter this formula into a blank cell: =AVERAGEIFS(B2:B19,A2:A19,E1,B2:B19,">500")( A2:A19 is the data which contains the criteria1, B2:B19 refers to the range you want to average, E1 and >500 are the criteria1 and criteria 2), then press Enter key to get the result you want. See screenshot:
Note: If you have more than two criteria that you want, you just need to add the criteria ranges and criteria you need as this: =AVERAGEIFS(C2:C19, A2:A19, F1, B2:B19, F2, C2:C19, "<500"), (A2:A19 and F1 are the first criteria range and criteria, B2:B19 and F2 are the second criteria range and criteria, C2:C19 and < 500 are the third criteria range and criteria, C2:C19 refers to the range you want to average the values), see screenshot:
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