Name: average

Type: function

Syntax: average(<numbersList>)

Summary: <return|Returns> the arithmetic mean of a list of numbers.

Synonyms: avg,arithmeticMean,mean

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:

average(4,36,45,50,75) -- returns 42

Example:

put average(importedList) into field "Arithmetic Mean"

Example:

put average(replaceText(field "Values",return,comma)) into avgValue

Parameters:

numbersList: A comma-separated list of numbers, or an expression that evaluates to such a list, or an array containing only numbers.

Returns: The <average> function <return|returns> a number.

Description:

Use the <average> <function> to find the <value(function)> that best represents a group of <value(glossary)|values>.

The average of a list of numbers is the sum of the items in the list or elements in the array, divided by the number of items or elements.

The <average> <function> can also be written like this:

sum(numbersList)/the number of items in numbersList

If the <numbersList> is empty, the <average> <function> returns zero.

Changes:

The ability to use an array was introduced in version 1.1. In previous versions, only lists of numbers could be used with the average function.

References: function (control_st), min (function), geometricMean (function), statRound (function), harmonicMean (function), variance (function), round (function), value (function), max (function), median (function), standardDeviation (function), return (glossary), value (glossary)

Tags: math