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Calculation types
The following table contains a list of calculations you can perform in Grafana. You can find these calculations in the Transform tab and in the bar gauge, gauge, and stat visualizations.
Calculation | Description |
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All nulls | True when all values are null |
All values | Array with all values |
All unique values | Array with all unique alues |
All zeros | True when all values are 0 |
Change count | Number of times the field’s value changes |
Count | Number of values in a field |
Delta | Cumulative change in value, only counts increments |
Difference | Difference between first and last value of a field |
Difference percent | Percentage change between first and last value of a field |
Distinct count | Number of unique values in a field |
First | First value in a field |
First* (not null) | First, not null value in a field |
Last | Last value in a field |
Last* (not null) | Last, not null value in a field |
Max | Maximum value of a field |
Mean | Mean value of all values in a field |
Variance | Variance of all values in a field |
StdDev | Standard deviation of all values in a field |
Min | Minimum value of a field |
Min (above zero) | Minimum, positive value of a field |
Range | Difference between maximum and minimum values of a field |
Step | Minimal interval between values of a field |
Total | Sum of all values in a field |
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