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RichOB
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Turning numbers into percent's with calculations

Hi, I need help with some calculations for a survey.

 

In the example below the survey consists of 3 questions that are always in number form, “I Am Happy, I am Sad, I Am Neither”. The most 1 person can score per question is always 5 which means the total possible survey score is always 15. I need help with calculations to change them into percentages. The Total by City doesn't have a fixed number to calculate against (like 15 above) as it always changes due to the number of people within the city varying. 

 

1 – Total by City. How can I turn the numbers into % based on the amount of people who took the survey:

  • For example, 5 people from Newcastle took the survey so the total possible score is 75. They scored 66….66 / 75 x 100 = Newcastle average total score is 86.7%

 

2 – Total By Question – How can I get the % based on the score per question:

  • For example, Newcastle scored 21 out of 25 for “ I Am Happy “ = all people in Newcastle who picked I Am Happy is 84%

 

3 – Total By Person - For example, if Person 1 scored 13 out of 15, their score is 86.6%

 

I hope this makes sense, happy to give more information and thanks in advance.

 

PersonCompletion timeI Am HappyI Am Sad I Am NeitherArea CityPet 
103/01/2024445North NewcastleDog
211/01/2024555North NewcastleDog
325/01/2024334North NewcastleDog
429/01/2024445North NewcastleCat
501/02/2024555North NewcastleCat

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @RichOB ,

 

According to your description, here are my steps you can follow as a solution.

(1) My test data is the same as yours.

(2) We can create measures. 

Total By city = 
var _a=CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Person]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City])))
var _b=_a*15
var _c=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Value]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City])))
RETURN DIVIDE(_c,_b,0)
Total By Question = 
var _a=CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Person]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City])))
var _b=_a*5
var _c=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Value]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City]) && 'Table'[Attribute]=MAX('Table'[Attribute])))
RETURN DIVIDE(_c,_b,0)
Total By Person = 
var _a=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Value]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[Person]=MAX('Table'[Person])))
var _b=15
RETURN DIVIDE(_a,_b,0)

(3) Then the result is as follows.

vtangjiemsft_0-1715323162539.png

Best Regards,

Neeko Tang

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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Anonymous
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Hi @RichOB ,

 

According to your description, here are my steps you can follow as a solution.

(1) My test data is the same as yours.

(2) We can create measures. 

Total By city = 
var _a=CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Person]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City])))
var _b=_a*15
var _c=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Value]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City])))
RETURN DIVIDE(_c,_b,0)
Total By Question = 
var _a=CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Person]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City])))
var _b=_a*5
var _c=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Value]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[City]=MAX('Table'[City]) && 'Table'[Attribute]=MAX('Table'[Attribute])))
RETURN DIVIDE(_c,_b,0)
Total By Person = 
var _a=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Value]),FILTER(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[Person]=MAX('Table'[Person])))
var _b=15
RETURN DIVIDE(_a,_b,0)

(3) Then the result is as follows.

vtangjiemsft_0-1715323162539.png

Best Regards,

Neeko Tang

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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