Community: I'm very new to Power BI. I'm struggling with one issue. My dashboard works just fine except for one issue. How do I change the Total Column to calculate a simple average vs. a weighted average? The column values are all averages. I use the slicers to select multiple attributes that populate the columns. I have multiple slicers i want to use. The Total is giving a weighted average (just what its suppose to do!) What I need is a simple average. For the first row, I want this: (ROW SUM)/COUNT OF COLUMNS) (60.0 + 66.7)2 = 63.35. The weighted average = 60.6 because I have more C GENETIC COLOR data than D LEAF SPOT DATA. Data = # of Trials. Any thoughts on how I can solve this? I want to be able to select with the slicers any number of attributes and Years and have a simple average total column.
Thoughts on how to do this? Really appreciate the help.
@12489 wrote:
Community: I'm very new to Power BI. I'm struggling with one issue. My dashboard works just fine except for one issue. How do I change the Total Column to calculate a simple average vs. a weighted average? The column values are all averages. I use the slicers to select multiple attributes that populate the columns. I have multiple slicers i want to use. The Total is giving a weighted average (just what its suppose to do!) What I need is a simple average. For the first row, I want this: (ROW SUM)/COUNT OF COLUMNS) (60.0 + 66.7)2 = 63.35. The weighted average = 60.6 because I have more C GENETIC COLOR data than D LEAF SPOT DATA. Data = # of Trials. Any thoughts on how I can solve this? I want to be able to select with the slicers any number of attributes and Years and have a simple average total column.
Thoughts on how to do this? Really appreciate the help.
Do you know measure? I think you can create another measure like below. If it won't work, could you upload your sample pbix file?
average total = (AVERAGE([C GENETIC COLOR])+AVARAGE([D LEAF SPOT]))/2
@12489 wrote:
Community: I'm very new to Power BI. I'm struggling with one issue. My dashboard works just fine except for one issue. How do I change the Total Column to calculate a simple average vs. a weighted average? The column values are all averages. I use the slicers to select multiple attributes that populate the columns. I have multiple slicers i want to use. The Total is giving a weighted average (just what its suppose to do!) What I need is a simple average. For the first row, I want this: (ROW SUM)/COUNT OF COLUMNS) (60.0 + 66.7)2 = 63.35. The weighted average = 60.6 because I have more C GENETIC COLOR data than D LEAF SPOT DATA. Data = # of Trials. Any thoughts on how I can solve this? I want to be able to select with the slicers any number of attributes and Years and have a simple average total column.
Thoughts on how to do this? Really appreciate the help.
Do you know measure? I think you can create another measure like below. If it won't work, could you upload your sample pbix file?
average total = (AVERAGE([C GENETIC COLOR])+AVARAGE([D LEAF SPOT]))/2
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