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Anonymous
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Average per category

Hi I have data in the following form along with the expected output column (section_1 average per id):

 

 

IdQuestionIDscoresectionsection_1 average per id
1a21(2+1)/2=1.5
1b11(2+1)/2=1.5 
1c323/1=3
2a31(3+2)/2=2.5
2b21(3+2)/2=2.5
2c121/1=1

 

Each question belongs to a section. I would like to use DAX to calculate the average score section for each id in the table (end column above).  

 

I have tried using SELECTCOLUMNS(CALCULATETABLE(data, data[Section]=1, data[ID]=EARLIER(data[ID])),"Score",[Score]) to filter out the single column I need but AVERAGE won't accept a table expression like this. 

 

Can anyone help?

 

TIA

 

 

 

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harshnathani
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Create a Calculated Column

 

Section Average =
var _a = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[score]), FILTER('Table','Table'[Id] = EARLIER('Table'[Id]) && 'Table'[section] = EARLIER('Table'[section])))
var _b = CALCULATE(COUNT('Table'[score]), FILTER('Table','Table'[Id] = EARLIER('Table'[Id]) && 'Table'[section] = EARLIER('Table'[section])))

RETURN

DIVIDE(_a,_b)
 
 
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Change formatting of Section Average Column to Decimal
 

Regards,
Harsh Nathani

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harshnathani
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Create a Calculated Column

 

Section Average =
var _a = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[score]), FILTER('Table','Table'[Id] = EARLIER('Table'[Id]) && 'Table'[section] = EARLIER('Table'[section])))
var _b = CALCULATE(COUNT('Table'[score]), FILTER('Table','Table'[Id] = EARLIER('Table'[Id]) && 'Table'[section] = EARLIER('Table'[section])))

RETURN

DIVIDE(_a,_b)
 
 
1.jpg
 
 
Change formatting of Section Average Column to Decimal
 

Regards,
Harsh Nathani

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! Appreciate with a Kudos!! (Click the Thumbs Up Button)

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