TRIMMEAN function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

TRIMMEAN

Returns the mean of a given set of numbers, ignoring a specified proportion of high and low values.

 

Syntax

 

TRIMMEAN(number_list; fraction)

number_list: The range containing the data set to trim and average. Eg., A2:A10

fraction: The fractional number of data points to exclude. For example, 0.2 indicates that in a data set with 10 values, 2 (10*0.2) values will be excluded, one from the top and one from the bottom. Eg., 0.2

 

Remarks

  • The fraction value is rounded up to the nearest even number, when an odd number if given.


Examples

 

Formula

Result

=TRIMMEAN(A2:A10;B2)

8

=TRIMMEAN(A2:A10;B3)

7.6

=TRIMMEAN(A2:A10;B4)

7.333333333


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved or pasted over.

 

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