Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Formulas & Functions Inside Out

AVERAGEIFS()

Syntax. AVERAGEIFS(average_range,criteria_range1,criteria1,criteria_range2,criteria2,...)

Note

The AVERAGEIFS() function was new in Excel 2007.

Definition. This function returns the average of all cells that meet several criteria.

Arguments

• average_range (required). One or more cells to average, including numbers, names, arrays, or references that contain numbers

• criteria_range1 (required). The range in which to evaluate the associated criteria

• criteria1 (required). The criteria in the form of a number, an expression, a cell reference, or text that defines which cells will be averaged

• criteria_range2 (optional). At least one and up to 127 ranges containing the criteria to be evaluated

• criteria2 (optional). At least one and up to 127 criteria ...