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Bjsmith2
Jun 17, 2022Copper Contributor
Pivot Table - Summing Averages in Grand Total
I have a column of values in a pivot table summarized as averages. I want the grand total for this column to add the averages as a sum. I know I can manually add the values with a simple formula. But...
HansVogelaar
Jun 17, 2022MVP
kptaylor
Feb 12, 2024Copper Contributor
HansVogelaar A sum of averages is not necessarily meaningless. Consider a pivot table that consists of nutrition data (such as calories) per meal. Meals (lunch, dinner) are the rows, and calories are the column. I would want to see my average calories per meal, but, for the Grand Total, I would want to see the sum of the averages to know what my average calories per day (across all meals) is.
- HansVogelaarFeb 12, 2024MVP
OK, in that setup you can use it, since you have only one of each meal per day (unless you're a hobbit).