701 Running Average

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12 Month Running Numbers (Averages in ML Reports)

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A “12 month Running Number” in a Report is a numerical value calculated from accumulated data from the latest 12 full months and is not an average of monthly numbers. It is effected by the latest full month’s data and by the oldest month’s data that dropped out of the calculations.

A 12 month Running Number would seem to be slow to change but when a month with an extremely high data value or extremely low data value is replaced by the latest month with an extremely low data value or extremely high data value respectively, then the 12 month Running Number can change more than you would expect if you were just considering the latest month’s data.

What should you do about all this? Mostly you should focus on the last month or few months and just do your best each new month.