PERCENTILE.INC DAX Function (Statistical)

Returns the k-th (inclusive) percentile of values in a column.

Syntax

PERCENTILE.INC ( <Column>, <K> )
Parameter Attributes Description
Column

A column containing the values.

K

Desired percentile value in the interval [0,1].

Return values

Scalar A single variant value.

Percentile value.

Remarks

PERCENTILEX.INC considers the blank values returned by Expression. This behavior is different from PERCENTILE.INC, which ignores the blank values.

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Examples

--  PERCENTILE.EXC computed the k-th percentile, exclusive
--  PERCENTILE.INC computed the k-th percentile, inclusive
--
--  Both functions rank the N values from 1 (lowest)
--  to N (highest), then determine the possibly-non-integer 
--  calculated rank for the specified percentage argument K 
--  (a decimal number between 0.00 and 1.00), and finally 
--  use linear interpolation between the closest integer-rank 
--  values of the data array.
--
--  For PERCENTILE.EXC the calculated rank is K*(N+1)
--  For PERCENTILE.INC the calculated rank is K*(N-1)+1
--
--  MEDIAN corresponds to PERCENTILE.INC with k=0.50
DEFINE
    TABLE SampleData = { 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9 }
EVALUATE
{
     ( "AVERAGE",  AVERAGE ( SampleData[Value] ) ),
     ( "MEDIAN",   MEDIAN ( SampleData[Value] ) ),
     ( "PERCENTILE.EXC 0.25",  PERCENTILE.EXC ( SampleData[Value], 0.25 ) ),
     ( "PERCENTILE.INC 0.25",  PERCENTILE.INC ( SampleData[Value], 0.25 ) ),
     ( "PERCENTILE.EXC 0.50",  PERCENTILE.EXC ( SampleData[Value], 0.50 ) ),
     ( "PERCENTILE.INC 0.50",  PERCENTILE.INC ( SampleData[Value], 0.50 ) ),
     ( "PERCENTILE.EXC 0.75",  PERCENTILE.EXC ( SampleData[Value], 0.75 ) ),
     ( "PERCENTILE.INC 0.75",  PERCENTILE.INC ( SampleData[Value], 0.75 ) )
}

Value1 Value2
AVERAGE 5.00
MEDIAN 4.50
PERCENTILE.EXC 0.25 4.00
PERCENTILE.INC 0.25 4.00
PERCENTILE.EXC 0.50 4.50
PERCENTILE.INC 0.50 4.50
PERCENTILE.EXC 0.75 6.50
PERCENTILE.INC 0.75 5.50
--
-- Different handling of blanks between PERCENTILE and PERCENTILEX
-- PERCENTILE ignores blank values
-- PERCENTILEX considers blank values
--
DEFINE
    TABLE SampleDataWithBlanks =
        { BLANK (), BLANK (), BLANK (), 1, 2, 3, 4 }

EVALUATE
{
    ( "PERCENTILE.INC 0.25", PERCENTILE.INC ( SampleDataWithBlanks[Value], 0.25 ) ),
    ( "PERCENTILE.INC 0.50", PERCENTILE.INC ( SampleDataWithBlanks[Value], 0.50 ) ),
    ( "PERCENTILE.INC 0.75", PERCENTILE.INC ( SampleDataWithBlanks[Value], 0.75 ) ),
    ( "PERCENTILEX.INC 0.25", PERCENTILEX.INC ( SampleDataWithBlanks, SampleDataWithBlanks[Value], 0.25 ) ),
    ( "PERCENTILEX.INC 0.50", PERCENTILEX.INC ( SampleDataWithBlanks, SampleDataWithBlanks[Value], 0.50 ) ),
    ( "PERCENTILEX.INC 0.75", PERCENTILEX.INC ( SampleDataWithBlanks, SampleDataWithBlanks[Value], 0.75 ) )
}

Value1 Value2
PERCENTILE.INC 0.25 1.75
PERCENTILE.INC 0.50 2.50
PERCENTILE.INC 0.75 3.25
PERCENTILEX.INC 0.25 (Blank)
PERCENTILEX.INC 0.50 1.00
PERCENTILEX.INC 0.75 2.50

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Context Transition

This function performs a Context Transition if called in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Row Context

This expression is executed in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Iterator

Not recommended

The use of this function is not recommended. See Remarks and Related functions for alternatives.

Not recommended

The use of this parameter is not recommended.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated. Jump to the Alternatives section to see the function to use.

Volatile

A volatile function may return a different result every time you call it, even if you provide the same arguments. Click to read more.

Deprecated

This parameter is deprecated and its use is not recommended.

DirectQuery compatibility

Limitations are placed on DAX expressions allowed in measures and calculated columns.
The state below shows the DirectQuery compatibility of the DAX function.

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