DAverage Function in Excel | DAverage Formula In Excel

DAverage Function in Excel - Video

Description

The Microsoft Excel DAVERAGE function calculates average of all numbers in a column in a list or database, based on a given criteria or conditions.

The DAVERAGE function is a built-in function in Excel that is categorized as a Database Function. It can be used as a worksheet function (WS) in Excel. As a worksheet function, the DAVERAGE function can be entered as part of a formula in a cell of a worksheet.

Summary

The Excel DAVERAGE function returns the average in a given field for records that match criteria.

Purpose 

Get average from matching records

Return value

The average value in a given field

Syntax

=DAVERAGE (database, field, criteria)

Arguments 

• database - Database range including headers.
• field - Field name or index to count.
• criteria - Criteria range including headers.

Version

Excel 2003, Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016, Excel 2019, Excel 365

Usage Notes

The Excel DAVERAGE function gets the average in a given field for a subset of records that match criteria. The database argument is a range of cells that includes field headers, field is the name or index of the field to get a max value from, and criteria is a range of cells with headers that match those in database. 

Using the example above, you can get the average value from the field "Price" for records where the color is "red" and quantity is > 2 with these formulas:

=DAVERAGE(B7:E14,"Price",B4:E5) // field by name
=DAVERAGE(B7:E14,2,B4:E5) // field by index

Criteria options

The criteria can include a variety of expressions, including some wildcards. The table below shows some examples:

Criteria	Behavior
Red	Match "red" or "RED"
Re*	Begins with "re"
10	Equal to 10
>10	Greater than 10
<>	Not blank
<>100	Not 100
>12/19/2017	Greater than Dec 19, 2017

Note: support for wildcards is a little different wildcards with COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, MATCH etc. For example, the pattern ??? will match strings with 3 exactly characters in these more recent functions, but not in database functions. If you are using wildcards, test carefully.

Multi-row criteria

The criteria range for DAVERAGE can include more than one row below the headers. When criteria includes more than one row, each row is joined with OR logic, and the expressions in a given criteria row are joined with AND logic.

Notes:

• DAVERAGE supports wildcards in criteria
• Criteria can include more than one row (as explained above)
• The field argument can be supplied as a name in double quotes ("") or as a number representing field index.
• The database and criteria ranges must include matching headers.