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JDeMaro22
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PowerBi Column Totals Discrepancy Inquiry

Hi,

 

I've tried to read multiple articles on this issue but I'm looking for a more direct answer. I'm trying to understand why my total values number showcases a different value when I manually sum up the values. The value is a distinct count of patients. I show a total of 52,909 but when manually summed it comes closer to 98k. I'm just looking for clarity as to which is correct. Thank you,

 

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HotChilli
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What are you showing us here?

Is 98,109 the number you expect to see at the bottom of the ReferrredPatients Total column? In which case it looks like a standard 'measure totals' issue and could possibly be explained by the same patient being in more than one location name.

I would need to see the data model plus the exact definition of the measure used (also the measure on the right).

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These things are obviously easier to track down with a smaller data sample where you can focus on the arithmetic to find the discrepancy.

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