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jbenson
Helper III
Helper IIIAVG 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...
Check the type on your Has Basis column. If it is text, then convert it to decimal in the query editor.
Pat
mahoneypat
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft EmployeePlease 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
jbensonHelper III
Helper IIIHere 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
- mahoneypat
Check the type on your Has Basis column. If it is text, then convert it to decimal in the query editor.
Pat