Average deviation

Returns the average of the absolute deviations of a set of data points from the mean. Similar to standard deviation, average deviation is a measure of the variability in a data set.

Syntax

AvgDev <FactID> (Argument)

Where:

FactID is a parameter that forces a calculation to take place on a fact table that contains the selected fact.

Argument is a fact or metric representing a list of numbers.

Expression

In this expression, x is a value in a fact table.

Where:

is the average of all xi