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jamesonct
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Average distinct count of date field

Hi all,

 

Here's what I'm trying to do:

 

I want to create a mesaure to get the distinct count of a column called 'Item Data'[Item Status].  With that distinct count, I want to average the number of items received per week by a column called 'Item Data'[Creation Date] for the last 365 days.

 

Can someone help me out with this?

 

Thank you!

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jamesonct
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So lets say I do this:

 

I think I may have mispoke.  I believe I want count not distinct count.  I'm still learning.

 

AvgNumberItemsWeek = COUNT('Item Data'[Item Status])

 

And filter Creation Date by relative date in the last 365 days, I get 2118 count of item status.  What I want to do is take that count and then average it out to items per week.

 

The data I'm working with looks like this:

 

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it's better to provide some dummy data. if the solution works, then apply it to your real data. Otherwise it's very hard to provide the proper solution





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Got it.  Here's some dummy data:

 

Item CodeLab Case NumberSubmitting AgencyIncident/Case NumberCase OfficerCase TypeItem TypeItem StatusLocationItem DescriptionDanger FlagCreation DateModified Date
T1234TEST-2024-00001Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/AUSB Flash DrivePending AnalysisLoc1Item 1'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 15:083/28/2024 15:08
T1235TEST-2024-00002Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/ASIM CardPending Return to DepartmentLoc2Item 2'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 14:513/28/2024 14:51
T1236TEST-2024-00003Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/AUSB Flash DrivePending AnalysisLoc3Item 3'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 13:503/28/2024 14:19
T1237TEST-2024-00004Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc4Item 4'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 13:313/28/2024 13:35
T1238TEST-2024-00005Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/ATabletPending AnalysisLoc5Item 5'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:173/28/2024 12:42
T1239TEST-2024-00006Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc6Item 6'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:173/28/2024 12:39
T1240TEST-2024-00007Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc7Item 7'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:173/28/2024 12:39
T1241TEST-2024-00008Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/ATabletPending AnalysisLoc8Item 8'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:163/28/2024 12:39
T1242TEST-2024-00009Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc9Item 9'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:163/28/2024 12:39
T1243TEST-2024-00010Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc10Item 10'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:163/28/2024 12:39
T1244TEST-2024-00011Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc11Item 11'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:163/28/2024 12:39
T1245TEST-2024-00012Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc12Item 12'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:163/28/2024 12:39
T1246TEST-2024-00013Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/AOtherPending AnalysisLoc13Item 13'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:163/28/2024 12:39
T1247TEST-2024-00014Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc14Item 14'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:163/28/2024 12:39
T1248TEST-2024-00015Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/APhonePending AnalysisLoc15Item 15'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 12:113/28/2024 12:40
T1249TEST-2024-00016Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/AComputerPending AnalysisLoc16Item 16'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 9:043/28/2024 9:07
T1250TEST-2024-00017Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/AUSB Flash DriveChecked OutLoc17Item 17'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 8:243/28/2024 12:03
T1251TEST-2024-00018Generic Agency Name123345J. DoeN/AUSB Flash DrivePending Return to DepartmentLoc18Item 18'- Not Dangerous -3/28/2024 5:493/28/2024 5:56

what's the expected output based on the dummy data you provided?





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1) Get a count of the rows

2) Average that count using the 'Creation Date' column for the last 180 days.

ryan_mayu
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could you pls proivde some sample data and expected output?





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