Compare BYCOL vs AVERAGE

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Feature

Logical

=BYCOL()

★ Winner

Syntax

Statistical

=AVERAGE()

Syntax

Category

Logical logical

Statistical statistical

Popularity

30 / 100

65 / 100

Views

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Output

Array

Number

Version

Excel 365

All versions

Volatile

Dynamic Array

Yes

Description

Applies a LAMBDA function to each column and returns an array of the results

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.

Syntax

=BYCOL (array, lambda(column))

=AVERAGE(number1, [number2], ...)

Arguments

3 Arguments

array (Optional) lambda (Optional) column (Optional)

2 Arguments

number1 number2 (Optional)

Examples

Tips

★ Recommendation — Winner: =BYCOL()

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

Winner: =BYCOL()