Working with Time Values

Hello,
I am constantly working with time values of the format Minutes:Seconds.Tenths of Seconds. So usually the values look like 2:01.8. I need to average these values, find standard deviations, etc...
I'm having lots of trouble doing this in Numbers. Any advice?
Henry

In any spreadsheet I would suggest working with decimal value representations of the actual data for finding Deviations etc... just make a column that can be hidden after you've gotten your formulas figured out. Base your formulas on those numbers and convert back into your preferred format for the final answers.
Hope this gives you some ideas,
Jason

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