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− | : <tt>'''numberlist'''</tt> is a range or array of numbers, not necessarily in order. <tt>'''TRIMMEAN'''</tt> returns the mean, ignoring a <tt>'''fraction'''</tt> (0 <= <tt>'''fraction'''</tt> < 1) of the | + | : <tt>'''numberlist'''</tt> is a range or array of numbers, not necessarily in order. <tt>'''TRIMMEAN'''</tt> returns the mean, ignoring a <tt>'''fraction'''</tt> (0 <= <tt>'''fraction'''</tt> < 1) of the outermost values in <tt>'''numberlist'''</tt>. |
: Specifically, where ''n'' is the count of numbers in <tt>'''numberlist'''</tt>, the highest and lowest INT(''n'' * <tt>'''fraction'''</tt> / 2) values are ignored. | : Specifically, where ''n'' is the count of numbers in <tt>'''numberlist'''</tt>, the highest and lowest INT(''n'' * <tt>'''fraction'''</tt> / 2) values are ignored. |
Revision as of 05:45, 25 April 2008
TRIMMEAN
Returns the mean of a set of numbers, ignoring a proportion of high and low values.
Syntax:
TRIMMEAN(numberlist; fraction)
- numberlist is a range or array of numbers, not necessarily in order. TRIMMEAN returns the mean, ignoring a fraction (0 <= fraction < 1) of the outermost values in numberlist.
- Specifically, where n is the count of numbers in numberlist, the highest and lowest INT(n * fraction / 2) values are ignored.
Example:
TRIMMEAN(A1:A100; 0.1)
- returns the mean of the values in cells A1:A100, ignoring the lowest 5 values and the highest 5 values.