DAX Coefficient of Variation Measure

Expresses standard deviation as a percentage of the mean, for comparing variability across differently-scaled measures.

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DAX code

Coefficient of Variation =
DIVIDE([Standard Deviation], AVERAGE('Sales'[Amount]))

Notes

Depends on the Standard Deviation measure from this library.

Requirements

Builds on these measures

How to use this measure

  1. In Power BI Desktop, select the table that should hold the measure and choose New measure on the ribbon.
  2. Paste the code, then replace the placeholder table and column names with your own. The My table names fields above do this for you.
  3. Run it through the DAX Formatter if you want it laid out in your team's style.

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