Weighted average in Numbers

In Numbers, how does one calculate a weighted average of two columns of date, e.g., outstanding balances and interest rates, to get a weighted interest rate?

Posted on Feb 18, 2023 7:59 AM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2023 8:41 AM

If column A is balances, column B is rates,

=SUMPRODUCT(A,B)/SUM(A)


That's the gist of what you would do if B was test scores and A was the weight of each toward the final grade.

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Apr 3, 2023 12:12 PM in response to leskern

To calculate a weighted average in Numbers, you can follow these steps:

  1. Enter your data: Enter the values and corresponding weights into separate columns in a table. For example, if you have three values and their corresponding weights, you would enter them into two columns like this:
  2. ValueWeight100.4150.3200.3Calculate the weighted value: Multiply each value by its weight to get the weighted value.


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