Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Compete to become Power BI Data Viz World Champion! First round ends August 18th. Get started.

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Sum of Averages issue.

Hi Dear experts,

 

I tied creating this following visual in Power BI, indicating the formulae i used to derive other attributes, but when i tired to roll up what what get in Power Bi default is "Red highlighted" numbers where, I wanted to Achive the aggregation as in "Green"

 

1Hemachandra1_0-1601056987270.png

 

Appriciate your help,

 

Thank you,
Chandra

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
MattAllington
Community Champion
Community Champion

Read my article here https://exceleratorbi.com.au/use-sum-vs-sumx/

 

you should read it all, but look for the section toward the bottom called "totals don't add Same principle applies for average vs averagex



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
MattAllington
Community Champion
Community Champion

Read my article here https://exceleratorbi.com.au/use-sum-vs-sumx/

 

you should read it all, but look for the section toward the bottom called "totals don't add Same principle applies for average vs averagex



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.
Anonymous
Not applicable

Thank you Matt, great explaination ..! 

 

 

 

Helpful resources

Announcements
July PBI25 Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - July 2025

Check out the July 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

August 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - August 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.