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Data & Analytics · Intermediate

Additive Measure

A fact that can be summed meaningfully across every dimension, such as sales amount or quantity.

Definition

Additive measures are the most flexible facts. Kimball recommends storing additive components, such as revenue and units, rather than precomputed ratios.

Exam tip

Store the numerator and denominator (additive) and compute ratios in measures.

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