VARX.P DAX Function (Statistical)
Estimates variance based on the entire population that results from evaluating an expression for each row of a table.
Syntax
| Parameter | Attributes | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Table Iterator |
The table containing the rows for which the expression will be evaluated. |
|
|
Expression Row Context |
The expression to be evaluated for each row of the table. |
Return values
A number with the variance of the entire population.
Remarks
VARX.P assumes that the column refers to the entire population.
To compute the variance with a sample of the population, use VARX.S.
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Examples
-- Computes the variance over a table of values
--
-- VAR.P : variance over the entire population
-- VAR.S : variance over a sample of the entire population
--
-- VARX is an iterator, VAR is the simplified version in case
-- you are using a single column
DEFINE
TABLE SampleData = { 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9 }
EVALUATE
{
( "VAR.P", VAR.P ( SampleData[Value] ) ),
( "VAR.S", VAR.S ( SampleData[Value] ) ),
( "VARX.P", VARX.P ( SampleData, SampleData[Value] ) ),
( "VARX.S", VARX.S ( SampleData, SampleData[Value] ) ),
( "VARX.P", VARX.P ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] * Sales[Net Price] ) ),
( "VARX.S", VARX.S ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] * Sales[Net Price] ) )
}
-- The STDEV.S over SampleData is very different from STDEV.P because the
-- set is small (8 rows for the population, 8 rows for the sample)
-- When applied to Sales, the difference is smaller because
-- the set used has 100,000 rows
| Value1 | Value2 |
|---|---|
| VAR.P | 4.00 |
| VAR.S | 4.57 |
| VARX.P | 4.00 |
| VARX.S | 4.57 |
| VARX.P | 346,327.15 |
| VARX.S | 346,330.61 |
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Last update: Jun 14, 2025 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Daniel Otykier
Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/varx-p-function-dax