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Use the TRIM function to avoid

unintended mistakes

AVERAGEIFS and IFERROR

AVERAGEIFS returns the average of all cells that meet
multiple criteria. IFERROR returns the value specified if
AVERAGEIFS evaluates to an error.

If the text in a formula has extra spaces, comparing text

with a function may not return the results you expect
and could result in some pretty big miscalculations.
Adding the TRIM function to a formula removes spaces
from a text string except for single spaces between
words.

See also

Nested IF functions
You can always tell when a function is nested because
it's inside parentheses. Nested IF functions, meaning
one IF function inside of another, allow you to test
multiple criteria and increases the number of possible
outcomes.

COUNTIFS and SUMIFS

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Nest a function within a function
IF function
SUMIFS function
COUNTIFS function
AVERAGEIFS function
IFERROR function

COUNTIFS applies criteria to cells across multiple ranges

and counts the number of times all criteria are met. This
is the syntax of the COUNTIFS function.
SUMIFS adds the cells in a range that meet multiple
criteria.

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