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Compare AVERAGE vs AVERAGEIF vs AVERAGEIFS

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Compare AVERAGE vs AVERAGEIF vs AVERAGEIFS side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature
Statistical
=AVERAGE()
Syntax
Statistical
=AVERAGEIF()
Syntax
Statistical
=AVERAGEIFS()
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Syntax
Category
Statistical statistical
Statistical statistical
Statistical statistical
Popularity
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60 / 100
Views
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Output
Number
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Version
All versions
Excel 2007
Excel 2007
Volatile
No
No
No
Dynamic Array
No
No
No
Description
Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of the arguments. For example, if the range A1:A20 contains numbers, the formula ⁠=⁠AVERAGE(A1:A20) returns the average of those numbers.
Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all the cells in a range that meet a given criteria.
Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all cells that meet multiple criteria.
Syntax
=AVERAGE(number1, [number2], ...)
=AVERAGEIF(range, criteria, [average_range])
=AVERAGEIFS(average_range, criteria_range1, criteria1, [criteria_range2, criteria2], ...)
Arguments
2 Arguments
number1 number2 (Optional)
3 Arguments
range criteria average_range (Optional)
3 Arguments
average_range criteria_range1 criteria1
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★ Recommendation — Winner: =AVERAGEIFS()

=AVERAGEIFS() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =AVERAGEIFS()