topic Re: Multiply Values from Single Column in DAX Commands and Tips

Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:44:39 GMT

Hello folks,

Hopfully, a simple one. I have column of odds by categories and location. The user can filter by category and location and I wan't to divide the remaining values together for a pooled odds ratio. How do you divide (or even mutiply) all vlaues in a single column togehter? In the below table the answer should be 3.47 = 1.36/3.23/2.64/0.41/0.12

Location	Category	Ratio
UK	Fatigue	1.36
UK	Head Ache	3.23
UK	Sweating	2.64
UK	Nausa	0.41
UK	Swelling	0.12

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

Greg_Deckler — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:02:53 GMT

jbaisley Hmm... DAX has a PRODUCTX function to multiply a column of numbers together but no equivalent DIVIDEX function that I am aware of. Will think on this. Also, I get 3.24 dividing all of those numbers.

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:04:09 GMT

Thanks Greg_Deckler you are correct re: the 3.24 (long day). I will take a look at PRODUCTX.

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

tamerj1 — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:04:26 GMT

Hi jbaisley

please try

= PRODUCTX ( SELECTCOLUMNS ( SUMMARIZE ( 'Table', 'Table'[Location], 'Table'[Category] ), "@Ratio", [Ratio] ), 1 / [@Ratio] )

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

Greg_Deckler — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:12:22 GMT

tamerj1 I went down that path. The syntax is broken, can't pick [Ratio] out of a summarized column that doesn't include it. Also, PRODUCTX('Table',1/[Ratio]) is equivalent and that returns 1.75.

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:13:12 GMT

Thanks tamerj1 . IT doesn't like the `[Ratio]`. `Ratio` is a column, formatted as a decimal if that helps.

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

tamerj1 — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:19:15 GMT

jbaisley

I thought [Ratio] is a measure

otherwise no need to summarize just

= PRODUCTX ( 'Table', 1 / 'Table'[Ratio] )

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

tamerj1 — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:22:47 GMT

jbaisley

Do you have a unique date or index column?

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:46:23 GMT

No worries 🙂 I could have been clearer. That function is returning a repeating zero.0'

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

tamerj1 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:17:33 GMT

jbaisley

Are you using the dmsame data as pet the example? If so you shouldn't get 0. Anyway, please increase the number of decimal points just yo confirm you're actually getting zero not a number rounded to zero.
do you zero or blank values in the ratio column?
also advise if you gave a unique date or index column.

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:29:49 GMT

Yep, same data (there is more of it than in the exmaple), and expanding the decimal to 15 places. Its a repating 0. Becasue it an odds ratio I moved it back a step to the percent, as the fucntion would be (1/ Odds[percentage)-1 = Odds[Ratio]. Doing that I get 'infinity'

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:35:26 GMT

Aww! Its working but! The filters are not impacting the function (ofcourse) So the solution works! Thanks tamerj1

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:44:10 GMT

I have returned for advice on extending this function! Suppose I have a slicer for the symtopms in the first post. How can I filter the Odds[Ratio] to the selected values of Odds[Category]?

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

tamerj1 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:06:54 GMT

jbaisley

The measure should be filtered with no issues

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

Greg_Deckler — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:36:15 GMT

OK, am I crazy to point out that multiplying the inverse of the ratio does not produce the same result as dividing the numbers? See PBIX attached. PRODUCX('Table', 1/[Ratio]) with the sample data returns 1.75 while dividing the numbers returns 3.24. Where is my math failing me?

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

tamerj1 — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:44:46 GMT

Hi Greg_Deckler
You are 100% correct but it is just about the first value which goes the numerator, this is what I was asking for a unique date or index column to calculate the first value visible in the current filter context and divide it by the result of the PRODUCTX after filtering out the very same value from the table. Not sure if jbaisley has double checked the results not even sure if this is what he wants or in fact he just wants to have the result of the PRODUCTX right away.
I don't know what is this calculation about but to me it makes more sense to say that divide the ratios by each other means 1/R1/R2/R3/......etc

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

jbaisley — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:56:57 GMT

Thanks folks,

The use is a dodgy pooled ratio calculation. In theory (I cannot stress that enough) you can divide indivudal probabilty ratios to get a joint odds ratio. There is lots of pre-work to ensure that the ratios are correct and you need to be super careful that the ratios are coming from the same popualtion size. Typically you would only attempt this with perfect knowledge of a popualtion, instead we are using prevelance rate statistics to make odds ratios. The client has asked to be able to see their corss impact on one another, hense pooling them (again should only be done in specific circumstances). As both of you have discovered the results are suspect, but we needed to build it to prove the point. So it does work as intended 🙂

-Jacob

Re: Multiply Values from Single Column

Greg_Deckler — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:50:02 GMT

tamerj1 OK, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy. Does seem like there ought to be a PRODUCTX equivalent in DAX, DIVIDEX? Otherwise, to truly get the division of a column of numbers seems to stray into the recursive space and we all know where that leads...