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Looking for a formula
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29/06/2001 18:14:05
 
 
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29/06/2001 18:08:31
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00525489
Message ID:
00525503
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15
Michel,

>>Michel
>>
>>>I'm looking for a formula. Assuming I have a rate of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. I then have 2 results for 3 and 2 results for 5. This would then give 4.00 as the rating result I am looking for. I'm looking for the formula which would give that rating.
>>
>>Well.. How about this:
>>
>>
>> (2 * 3) + (2 * 5)     6 + 10    16    4
>> -----------------  =  ------ =  -- =  - = 4
>>       2 + 2             4        4    1
>>
>>
>>Does that help? I'm not a mathemetician but that's how I reckon your answer..
>
>I tried that a few minutes ago but it didn't work. Now, it does. Thanks for confirming, I guess I should have slept more than two hours last night. <s>


<g>

Probably a tpyo... <g> Just divide the sum by the total number of elements to get the average. If you need the integer abount use ROUND() function I suppose.

Have a good weekend!
Best,


DD

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