Understanding Multiple Conditional Averages:
A conditional average in Excel allows you to calculate the average of a range of values that meet certain criteria. When you introduce multiple conditions, you’re essentially filtering your data even further to calculate a more specific average. This can be incredibly useful when you need to analyze subsets of your data based on various criteria simultaneously.
Multiple Conditional Averages:
Excel offers several functions for calculating multiple conditional averages. Let’s dive into two of the most commonly used ones:
AVERAGEIFS Function:
The AVERAGEIFS function is perfect for calculating the average of a range of values that meet multiple criteria.
AVERAGEIFS function in Excel use an “AND” relationship when applying multiple criteria. This means that all specified conditions must be met simultaneously for a value to be included in the calculation.
For example, if you use AVERAGEIFS to calculate the average sales for “Apple” in the “North” region, both conditions (product equals “Apple” and region equals “North”) must be true for a sales value to be included in the average.
It takes pairs of range and criteria arguments.
=AVERAGEIFS(average_range, criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)
average_range: The range of cells that you want to average.criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...: Pairs of ranges and corresponding criteria that must be met simultaneously.
Example
=AVERAGEIFS(C2:C6,A2:A6,"Apple",B2:B6,"East")