Blank cells are excluded, not converted to zero
This is a subtle but important distinction. In JavaScript, an empty string can become numeric zero if converted too early. That would change the meaning of an average. The tool removes blank values first, then converts remaining values to numbers.
Count tells you what actually participated
If your CSV has 100 data rows but the metric says 92 values, eight rows were blank or could not be parsed as finite numbers. Looking at count before mean helps you catch missing or badly formatted data. A value such as 1,000 is not directly parsed as a number here.
Median is useful when outliers pull the mean
For 10, 11, 12, 200, the mean is pulled upward while the median stays near the middle of the ordinary values. A large gap between mean and median is a useful prompt to inspect outliers or a skewed distribution.
The standard deviation is population SD
The displayed standard deviation divides by n, treating the selected values as the full population. It is not the sample standard deviation that divides by n-1. Match that definition when comparing the result with a spreadsheet or statistics package.
A practical example
After filtering a sales export, inspect the sales column’s count, median, and spread—not just its average. The combination often reveals missing values or a few extreme rows that a single mean would hide.
If you want the deeper picture