# average

Computes the average of an observable sequence of values that are in the sequence or obtained by invoking a transform function on each element of the input sequence if present.

## Arguments

1. `[selector]` *(`Function`)*: A transform function to apply to each element.
2. `[thisArg]` *(`Any`)*: Object to use as `this` when executing `selector`.

## Returns

*(`Observable`)*: An observable sequence containing a single element with the average of the sequence of values.

## Example

### Without a selector

### With a selector


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