averaging data in multiple columns

[brad1824]

I'm looking for a formula to lookup criteria in column A and average the
results in columns B, C, D, E, etc.

For example I would like to know the average of how many "CATS" have been
sold
in a given year and I will be adding addtional months as time progresses and
do not want to have to adjust my range or formula each time a new months
worth of data is added. For example.

column A column B column C column D column E

DOGS 100 200 150 50
CATS 200 300 100 0
FISH 50 100 200 100

Any help is truly appreciated.

Thanks,

Brad

 

[T. Valko]

It's not real clear what you're wanting to do.

Do columns B, C, D and E represent months?

See if this does what you want...

Data in the range A2:M4

A10 = Cats

=AVERAGE(INDEX(B2:M4,MATCH(A10,A2:A4,0),0))

 

[brad1824]

Yes. Data in columns B, C, D and E do represent months. What I'm trying to
do for example is see what the average number of "CATS" sold is during these
4 months. I'd like create a formula that looks up "CATS" and tells me the
average is 150 based on a data range which would do the calculation
(200+300+100+0)/4.

 

[T. Valko]

Ok, the formula I suggested will do just that.

Just change the range/cell references to suit your layout.

 

[brad1824]

Thanks so much. This is great.

Ok, the formula I suggested will do just that.

Just change the range/cell references to suit your layout.

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP





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[brad1824]

Sorry. 1 more question. What if I want to take the average of both "DOGS"
and "CATS" sold?

Thanks,

Brad

 

[T. Valko]

Try this...

A10 = dogs
B10 = cats

=AVERAGE(INDEX(B2:M4,MATCH(A10,A2:A4,0),0),INDEX(B2:M4,MATCH(B10,A2:A4,0),0))