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CSV Moving Average

Append a trailing rolling-average column to your CSV — choose the value column and window size, and run it entirely in your browser.

01 · How it works

Three steps, then done.

A moving average smooths a noisy series by averaging each value with the ones before it. Point this tool at a numeric column, set how many rows the window should span, and it adds a new column holding the trailing average for every row.

1

Load your CSV

Drop in or paste your file. Everything is parsed in your browser — no row of data is ever uploaded to a server.

2

Pick column and window

Choose the numeric column to smooth and the window size (e.g. 7 for a weekly trailing average). Name the output column if you like.

3

Export the result

The tool appends the moving-average column to every row and hands back a clean CSV you can download or pipe into the next step.

02 · Why ours

Why use thismoving average tool

A rolling average is the fastest way to see the trend hiding under day-to-day noise. This one runs locally, keeps your original data intact, and is honest about its math.

  • 01

    Trailing, not centered

    Each value averages the current row and the prior N-1 rows — the same convention finance and ops dashboards use, so results line up with what you expect.

  • 02

    Honest blanks

    Rows before the window fills stay blank instead of being faked with partial averages, so early data points aren't misleading.

  • 03

    Originals preserved

    Every original column and row passes through untouched; the moving average is simply appended as one new column.

  • 04

    Fully private

    All computation happens in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, which makes it safe for financial, health, or internal operational data.

"A trailing moving average is the cleanest way to see the trend under the noise — and it should never require uploading your data to find it."
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03 · FAQ

moving average questions.

Is this a trailing or centered moving average?
Trailing. Each row's value is the average of that row and the preceding N-1 rows, where N is your window size. This matches the convention used in most financial and operational reporting.
A trailing average of window N needs N values to compute. Until enough rows have accumulated, the cell is left blank rather than reporting a partial, misleading average.
If any cell inside a given window is blank or non-numeric, that window's average is left blank, so a single bad cell never silently corrupts a result.
No. The CSV is parsed and processed entirely in your browser. No data leaves your machine, so it is safe for sensitive datasets.
Yes. Set the new column name field to anything you want; the default is moving_avg. If that name already exists, a numeric suffix is added to avoid overwriting a column.