periodToDateAvgOverTime

The periodToDateAvgOverTime function calculates the average of a measure for a given time granularity (for instance, a quarter) up to a point in time.

Syntax

periodToDateAvgOverTime(
	measure, 
	dateTime,
	period)

Arguments

measure

An aggregated measure that you want to do the calculation

dateTime

The date dimension over which you're computing PeriodOverTime calculations.

period

(Optional) The time period across which you're computing the computation. Granularity of YEAR means YearToDate computation, Quarter means QuarterToDate, and so on. Valid granularities include YEAR, QUARTER, MONTH, WEEK, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, and SECONDS.

The default value is the visual's date dimension granularity.

Example

The following function calculates the average fare amount month over mont.

periodToDateAvgOverTime(sum({fare_amount}), pickupDatetime, MONTH)