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Is there a way to get an average of selected cells (all the Children of a column) only if they are not blank? I am stuck and trying to automate the functions as much as possible. Thanks a ton in advance!
Hi Teresa,
Try something like this.
=AVG(COLLECT(CHILDREN(Column@row); CHILDREN(Column@row); NOT(ISBLANK(@cell))))
The same version but with the below changes for your and others convenience.
=AVG(COLLECT(CHILDREN(Column@row), CHILDREN(Column@row), NOT(ISBLANK(@cell))))
Depending on your country you’ll need to exchange the comma to a period and the semi-colon to a comma.
Did it work?
Have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå
Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting
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