The correct answer is d) AVERAGEIFS(J11:J67, 'early admissions', B11:B67, E3, 'in-state'). The AVERAGEIFS function in Excel allows for the calculation of the average of a range of values that meet multiple criteria.
The AVERAGEIFS function in Excel is used to calculate the average of a range of values that meet multiple criteria. In this case, we want to calculate the average SAT score that meets two conditions: residence being in-state and final decision being early admissions.
The correct syntax for the AVERAGEIFS function is AVERAGEIFS(range1, criteria1, range2, criteria2, ...). In cell I6, we want to calculate the average SAT score in the range B11:B67 where the residences in the range B11:B67 are in-state and the final decisions in the range J11:J67 are early admissions (cell E3). Therefore, the correct answer is d) AVERAGEIFS(J11:J67, "early admissions", B11:B67, E3, "in-state") as it uses mixed references appropriately and follows the correct order of ranges and criteria.