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How to calculate ratios using a single previously calculated value to divide by?

Magrilloc
New Member

I am calculating a bunch of rates and I would like to take all of the rates I have calculated and divide by one of the previously calculated rates. I can get the first two columns below no problem. Here is the search I am currently using (made to be generic):

index=index Env=myEnv Name=requests | stats sum(Rate) as avgRate by _time, Server | stats avg(avgRate) as AvgRate by Server

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

If you need 500 from your list, then you can use something like this:

index=index Env=myEnv Name=requests | stats sum(Rate) as avgRate by _time, Server | stats avg(avgRate) as AvgRate by Server | eventstats last(rate) AS lastRate min(rate) AS minRate | eval lastRatio = rate / lastRate | eval minRatio = rate / minRate
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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Assuming previously calculated rate is the last available rate OR minimum rate (based on your sample values), try like this

index=index Env=myEnv Name=requests | stats sum(Rate) as avgRate by _time, Server | stats avg(avgRate) as AvgRate by Server | eventstats min(AvgRate) as previousRate | eval Ratio=AvgRate/previousRate

You can replace min(AvgRate) by last(AvgRate) OR any other appropriate function.

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jkat54
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Which is the previously calculated rate you want to use?

It appears 500 is what you want to use but it's a bit confusing... see if this gives you ideas:

... | stats sum(Rate) as sumRate by Server,_time | eval ratio=sumRate/[search ... | stats avg(avgRate) as avgRate | return $avgRate] | table _time, Server, sumRate, ratio
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