Returns the geometric mean of positive data. For example, you can use GEOMEAN to calculate average growth rate given compound interest with variable rates.
Syntax
GEOMEAN(number1,number2,...)
Number1,number2,... are 1 to 30 arguments for which you want to calculate the mean.
Remarks
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The arguments must be either numbers or column references that contain numbers.
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If a column reference argument contains text, logical values, or is empty , those values are ignored; however, arguments with the value zero are included.
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If any data point ≤ 0, GEOMEAN returns the #NUM! error value.
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The equation for the geometric mean is:
Example
|
Col1 |
Col2 |
Col3 |
Col4 |
Col5 |
Col6 |
Col7 |
Formula |
Description (Result) |
|
4 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
=GEOMEAN([Col1],[Col2],[Col3],[Col4],[Col5],[Col6],[Col7]) |
Geometric mean of the data (5.476987) |
