# AVERAGEEXNEG

The AVERAGEEXNEG function returns the average (arithmetic mean) of its arguments excluding negatives, which can be numbers or node references.

### Syntax <a href="#syntax" id="syntax"></a>

```excel-formula
averageexneg(value1,[value2]....)
```

### Arguments <a href="#arguments" id="arguments"></a>

value1 – The first node or number to be averaged. This is a required argument.

value2,...– The additional nodes or numbers to be averaged. These are optional arguments.

### Excel equivalent <a href="#excel-equivalent" id="excel-equivalent"></a>

[AVERAGEEXNEG](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/average-function-047bac88-d466-426c-a32b-8f33eb960cf6)