average calculates the average value for the past and current numeric values. mean is a synonym for average.

For example, given the following case fragment,

                13 Feb 03   03 Oct 03   16 Nov 03
Cholesterol         7.3        5.6        6.1
Triglyceride        1.1        0.8        1.1
HDL                 2.0        2.2        pending

average Cholesterol > 6.3

mean Cholesterol > 6.3

average Cholesterol within last 2 months is 5.85

mean Cholesterol within last 2 months is 5.85

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