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HARMEAN
HARMEAN: Returns the harmonic mean of positive numeric values.
Summary
HARMEAN emphasizes smaller values and is useful for averaging rates and ratios.
Remarks
- All numeric inputs must be strictly greater than
0. - Returns
#NUM!if any value is<= 0, or if no numeric values are provided. - Non-numeric values in referenced ranges are ignored.
Examples
Harmonic mean from scalar values
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Formula
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Result
Not evaluated yet.
Expected
1.7142857142857142
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FAQ
Why does HARMEAN fail on zeros?
Harmonic mean uses reciprocals, so inputs must be strictly positive.
Runtime metadata
Category
Statistics
Signature
HARMEAN(arg1…: Number (Range))This function accepts a repeating argument pattern (min args: 1).
Arity
min 1, max variadic
Arguments
arg1Number · Range · coercion NumberLenientText
Caps
PUREREDUCTIONNUMERIC_ONLY
Source