Compare GEOMEAN vs AVERAGE

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

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Feature

Statistical

=GEOMEAN()

Syntax

Statistical

=AVERAGE()

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Syntax

Category

Statistical statistical

Popularity

25 / 100

65 / 100

Views

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Output

Number

Version

All versions

Volatile

Dynamic Array

Description

Returns the geometric mean of an array or range of positive data. For example, you can use GEOMEAN to calculate average growth rate given compound interest with variable rates.

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

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

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

Arguments

1 Arguments

number1

2 Arguments

number1 number2 (Optional)

Examples

Tips

★ Recommendation — Winner: =AVERAGE()

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

Winner: =AVERAGE()