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# SMOOTHEDAVERAGE

SMOOTHEDAVERAGE(`column`, `weighting parameter`, `[minimum period count]`)

Returns the smoothed averages, weighted with specified inputs, of a `column`

### Arguments

| Argument                 | Description                                                                |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `column`                 | Column on which to compute the smoothed average. Must be numeric.          |
| `weighting parameter`    | Weighting parameter for calculating the smoothed averages.                 |
| `[minimum period count]` | Optional. Minimum number of observations to have an output, defaults to 0. |

### Outputs

Weighted smoothed averages

### Example

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