EXAMPLE - SUMIF Function
This example can be used to sum the values in a column based on a condition and organized by group.
Function:
Item | Description |
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SUMIF Function | Generates the sum of rows in each group that meet a specific condition. |
WEEKDAY Function | Derives the numeric value for the day of the week ( |
Source:
The following data identifies sales figures by salespeople for a week:
EmployeeId | Date | Sales |
---|---|---|
S001 | 1/23/17 | 25 |
S002 | 1/23/17 | 40 |
S003 | 1/23/17 | 48 |
S001 | 1/24/17 | 81 |
S002 | 1/24/17 | 11 |
S003 | 1/24/17 | 25 |
S001 | 1/25/17 | 9 |
S002 | 1/25/17 | 40 |
S003 | 1/25/17 | |
S001 | 1/26/17 | 77 |
S002 | 1/26/17 | 83 |
S003 | 1/26/17 | |
S001 | 1/27/17 | 17 |
S002 | 1/27/17 | 71 |
S003 | 1/27/17 | 29 |
S001 | 1/28/17 | |
S002 | 1/28/17 | |
S003 | 1/28/17 | 14 |
S001 | 1/29/17 | 2 |
S002 | 1/29/17 | 7 |
S003 | 1/29/17 | 99 |
Transformation:
You want to know how your salespeople are doing by the day of the week. To the above, you add a column that identifies the day of the week:
Transformation Name | |
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Parameter: Formula type | Single row formula |
Parameter: Formula | WEEKDAY(Date) |
Parameter: New column name | 'DayOfWeek' |
First you wish to examine weekday sales, when DayOfWeek < 6
. For each day of the week, you can preview the following aggregation:
Transformation Name | |
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Parameter: Row labels | groupId |
Parameter: Values | sumif(Sales, DayOfWeek < 6) |
Performance is listed in the following order: S001, S002, S003.
To analyze the weekend, you change the above to the following:
Transformation Name | |
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Parameter: Row labels | groupId |
Parameter: Values | sumif(Sales, (DayOfWeek >= 5)) |
Results:
The following are the results for the weekend:
EmployeeId | sumif_Sales |
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S001 | 42 |
S002 | 126 |
S003 | 142 |