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I have table PLAYERS and in it columns YEAR, LEAGUE, PLAYER and %3P.
I have slickry over YEAR and LEAGUE columns.
I have a visual type table in which the PLAYER and %3P columns are the average values for the respective player from the %3P column.
The players displayed are based on those two slickers.
I need to add a %3P_PERCENTIL column to show the percentile of the %3P AVERAGE, i.e. the percentage of players who have a %3P average less than that player.
I can address the percentile of the %3P values, but not their averages.
Neither solution leads successfully to the goal, but the paper can be concluded.
Formula:
%3P Average = AVERAGE(PLAYERS[%3P])
reports an error:
"The %3P column in the PLAYERS table cannot be found or is probably not used in this expression."
The %3P column is a measure:
%3P = DIVIDE(SUM('PLAYERS'[3PM]), SUM('PLAYERS'[3PA]))
How to solve this?
Thank you
Hi @Petr_Durana , Hello @bhanu_gautam ,
Thank you for your prompt reply!
Based on your description, you want to create a new measure based on another measure value.
Measure1: %3P = DIVIDE(SUM('PLAYERS'[3PM]), SUM('PLAYERS'[3PA]))
Measure2: %3P Average = AVERAGE(PLAYERS[%3P])
Please use the AverageX instead of average function as shown below to have a test:
%3PAverage = AVERAGEX(VALUES(PLAYER),PLAYER[%3P])
Remember to format it as Percentage as shown below:
I hope my suggestions give you good ideas, if you have any more questions, please clarify in a follow-up reply.
Best regards,
Joyce
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Chyba "The PERCENTILE.INC function accepts only a reference to a column as argument number 1."
Hi @Petr_Durana ,
As far as I know, the Percentile.INC function doesn't directly support measure because measure is not a static column.
As a workaround, consider using calculated columns instead of measures under the Percentile.inc function.
Best regards,
Joyce
, Create a measure
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