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jbenson
5 years agoHelper III
AVG by Month
i have a column called Basis Month and another column called Has Basis. I have been trying to find a formula online where i can find the average basis per month. Every formula I have tried does not w...
- 5 years ago
Check the type on your Has Basis column. If it is text, then convert it to decimal in the query editor.
Pat
mahoneypat
5 years agoMicrosoft Employee
Please try this measure expression, replacing Table with your actual table name.
Avg By Month = AVERAGEX(VALUES(Table[Basis Month]), CALCULATE(AVERAGE(Table[Has Basis])))
Pat
jbenson
5 years agoHelper III
Here is what i typed in:
AVG by Month = AVERAGEX(VALUES('Corn&Bean Purchase'[Basis Month]),CALCULATE(AVERAGE('Corn&Bean Purchase'[Has Basis])))
The error i get is, The Function AVERAGE cannot work with values of tyoe String. I am not sure what I am doing wrong
- mahoneypat5 years agoMicrosoft Employee
Check the type on your Has Basis column. If it is text, then convert it to decimal in the query editor.
Pat