How to write a formula that avoids dividing by zero

Lucy B

I am trying to write a formula to get an average for total absence, no shows and regrets; however some cells are zero which returns an error or unparseable message.

Below is the formula I've written that does not work. The problem is with dividing by the [Total Absent] because sometimes it is zero. If it is zero, I want it to default to 1.

=COUNTIF([09/25/23]@row:[06/03/19]@row, ="absent") / [Total Absent]@row IF([Total -Absent]@roW=0, 1).

Will appreciate help with this.

Thanks,

Darren Mullen

@Lucy B Wrap the formula in the IFERROR function and set the default error value to 1:

=IFERROR(COUNTIF([09/25/23]@row:[06/03/19]@row, ="absent") / [Total Absent]@row IF([Total -Absent]@roW=0, 1), 1)

Paul Newcome

In addition to the IFERROR, you will also need to remove the IF portion.

=IFERROR(COUNTIF([09/25/23]@row:[06/03/19]@row, ="absent") / [Total Absent]@row, 1)