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I have data that is structured as below:
| Record ID | System Name For Variable | Value |
| 1 | LikesBananas | Yes |
| 1 | LikesOranges | No |
| 1 | HasPet | Yes |
| 2 | HasPet | Yes |
| 2 | LikesBananas | No |
| 3 | HasPet | No |
| 3 | LikesOranges | Yes |
| 3 | DrivesACar | No |
| 3 | PersonName | Johnny |
Most are yes/no answers, which are the ones I care about.
And I have a table structured as below containing labels of answers.
| System Name For Variable | User Friendly Name |
| LikesBananas | Does the person like bananas? |
| LikesOranges | Does the person like oranges? |
| HasPet | Does the person have a pet? |
| DrivesACar | Does the person drive a car? |
| PersonName | What is the name of the person? |
What I want to be able to get out is filter out records on multiple parameters. For instance, I would like to find (the count of) all Record IDs where user likes bananas and drives a car. Or another example, what is the ratio of users that like oranges where users have a pet. Additionally, I would like to be able to have the user friendly name display instead of system name for the variable.
What is the best way to get this data out? I assume I would need some measure for each possible filter and work off of that, but is there a simpler way?
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Hi,@MBone
I am glad to help you.
According to your description, you want to know how to filter data on multiple parameters?
If I understand you correctly, then you can refer to my solution.
First, after connecting to the data source, please create a relationship.
Then you can open Power Query Editor to create several parameters as follows.
Then you can use the parameters to filter in the corresponding fields. Here I have made two small examples to describe the specific use of Parameters:
The first example is to find LikeBananas as Yes and HasPet as Yes:
Result :
The second example is to find LikeBananas as Yes and DrivesACar as No:
Result :
You can select specific values for filtering, or you can filter dynamically by modifying the value of Parameters.
The final result presented in the visualization:
I hope my suggestions give you good ideas, if you have any more questions, please clarify in a follow-up reply.
Best Regards,
Fen Ling,
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi,@MBone
I am glad to help you.
According to your description, you want to know how to filter data on multiple parameters?
If I understand you correctly, then you can refer to my solution.
First, after connecting to the data source, please create a relationship.
Then you can open Power Query Editor to create several parameters as follows.
Then you can use the parameters to filter in the corresponding fields. Here I have made two small examples to describe the specific use of Parameters:
The first example is to find LikeBananas as Yes and HasPet as Yes:
Result :
The second example is to find LikeBananas as Yes and DrivesACar as No:
Result :
You can select specific values for filtering, or you can filter dynamically by modifying the value of Parameters.
The final result presented in the visualization:
I hope my suggestions give you good ideas, if you have any more questions, please clarify in a follow-up reply.
Best Regards,
Fen Ling,
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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