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Nathaniel_C
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Average

Hi All,

This works with a single month selected, but not with multiple months.  Trying to show the average of what shows in the visual, and then color format the column background.

This is my pbix 

Nathaniel_C_0-1660519324754.png  

Nathaniel_C_1-1660519393293.png

Thank you!


Nathaniel

 





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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Could you please try the below whether it provides the result that you want?

 

Average =
AVERAGEX (
    FILTER (
        ADDCOLUMNS (
            VALUES ( 'DataTable'[Name] ),
            "@ERecsperhour", CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour] ) )
        ),
        [@ERecsperhour] <> 0
    ),
    [@ERecsperhour]
)

 

 


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CNENFRNL
Community Champion
Community Champion

Average = AVERAGE('DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour])
= AVERAGEX('DataTable', 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour])

the calculation of average is based on the rows of 'DataTable' in the current filter context; it has nothing to do with the calculation in the table viz.

 

AVG = 
VAR __n = VALUES( 'DataTable'[Name] )
RETURN
    SUMX( __n, CALCULATE( SUM( 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour] ) ) )
        / COUNTROWS( __n )

CNENFRNL_0-1660534341940.png


Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

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tamerj1
Super User
Super User

Hi @Nathaniel_C 
Here is the sample file with the solutoion https://www.dropbox.com/t/M7zX39R3UdSCO9SR

You want to calculate the average of the sum. The row level average won't help. Can follow this 

Average New = 
AVERAGEX ( 
    VALUES ( 'DataTable'[Name] ),
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour] ) )
)

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Nathaniel_C
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Jihwan_Kim @tamerj1 @CNENFRNL ,
Thank you all,

Three different solutions, that all work!


Nathaniel





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tamerj1
Super User
Super User

Hi @Nathaniel_C 
Here is the sample file with the solutoion https://www.dropbox.com/t/M7zX39R3UdSCO9SR

You want to calculate the average of the sum. The row level average won't help. Can follow this 

Average New = 
AVERAGEX ( 
    VALUES ( 'DataTable'[Name] ),
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour] ) )
)
CNENFRNL
Community Champion
Community Champion

Average = AVERAGE('DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour])
= AVERAGEX('DataTable', 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour])

the calculation of average is based on the rows of 'DataTable' in the current filter context; it has nothing to do with the calculation in the table viz.

 

AVG = 
VAR __n = VALUES( 'DataTable'[Name] )
RETURN
    SUMX( __n, CALCULATE( SUM( 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour] ) ) )
        / COUNTROWS( __n )

CNENFRNL_0-1660534341940.png


Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Could you please try the below whether it provides the result that you want?

 

Average =
AVERAGEX (
    FILTER (
        ADDCOLUMNS (
            VALUES ( 'DataTable'[Name] ),
            "@ERecsperhour", CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'DataTable'[E-Recs per Hour] ) )
        ),
        [@ERecsperhour] <> 0
    ),
    [@ERecsperhour]
)

 

 


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