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Adding Dynamic Average to scatter plot

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:45:42 GMT

I've been looking to add a dynamic average line to a scatter plot and can't seem to find a solution to something that seems quite basic.

Here's what I want to do:

Assume I have the following table:

I created a scatter plot of my data and created a measure for the Average Revenue, which is displayed below.

I want to add a horizontal line which shows the Average Revenue to my scatter chart.

This is a simple example, but in real life my scatter chart has a bunch of filters and the average is recalculated automatically based on the selected filters. The Average Line needs to adjust when I change filtering options.

Is there an easy (or any) way to do this?

Thanks!

Re: Adding Dynamic Average to scatter plot

Greg_Deckler — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:33:31 GMT

Use the Analytics tab (magnifying glass), there is a built-in option for an Average Line. Click visual, underneath VISUALIZATIONS click the magnifying glass.

Re: Adding Dynamic Average to scatter plot

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 20:07:23 GMT

Hi Greg

Yes, I have been looking for that option, but it's not there. The only options available are the trendlines and constant X and Y values. Average doesn't show up. My guess is it's because there are no Y values to average for any given X value (as each X value has a different Y value).

Re: Adding Dynamic Average to scatter plot

v-chuncz-msft — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:36:51 GMT

@Anonymous,

In the Visualizations pane, right-click [Revenue] dragged to Y Axis, and change the aggregation to Sum.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-aggregates

Re: Adding Dynamic Average to scatter plot

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 18:07:12 GMT

Thanks, but that does not display a dynamic Average of the selected filered values. I want the average line to change when I change selected filters. This average is static.