what if I wanted to go a step further, and say that i have 

joe_average:  2.2
jack_average: 3.2
stan_average: 9.1
<p>
next day
joe_average:  5.2
jack_average: 4.2
stan_average: 6.1
<p> 
next day
joe_average:  3.2
jack_average: 4.2
stan_average: 5.1

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How can I get somthing like this to work.... 

 
my %stats;
while (<FILE>) {
    next unless /^(jack_average)\w+:\s+(\d+\.\d+)$/;
    $stats{$1}{count}++;
    $stats{$1}{sum} += $2;
}

printf( "%20s %5s %8s\n", "Name", "Count", "Average" );
for ( sort keys %stats ) {
    printf( "%19s: %5d %8.2f\n", $_, $stats{$_}{count},
             $stats{$_}{sum} / $stats{$_}{count} );
}

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In reply to Re^3: seeking advise on average value problem by rangersfan
in thread seeking advise on average value problem by rangersfan

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