Finding consecutive numbers and then taking average of middle 50%

gmcgough600

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In the table below the first column is my data, the second and third are what I want. Any ideas how to do this would be really appreciated.:biggrin: Basically I want to find consecutive blocks of 4 or more numbers within the #N/As and copy these. I then want to use TRIMMEAN on each block to trim 50% (calculate mean excluding 50% of the points) and put the result somewhere e.g. in the first cell of each block.
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[TD="align: center"]What I have[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]What I want a formula to do (step 1)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]What I want a formula to do (step 2)[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2.5[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: center"]What I want a formula to do (step 1)[/TD]
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[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]

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[TD="align: center"]#N/A[/TD]
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[TD="align: left"]{=IF(A2="#N/A",NA(),IF(ISNUMBER(A1),NA(),IF(MATCH(1,ISNA(A2:A$19)+0,0)-1<4,NA(),TRIMMEAN(OFFSET(A2,0,0,MATCH(1,ISNA(A2:A$19)+0,0)-1),50%))))}[/TD]
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This is an array formula. Enter the formula into the formula bar, change the ranges to match your sheet, then press Control+Shift+Enter, not just Enter. Let us know how it works.
 
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