Adjusting Averages

[JB001]

Here's what I have: Show has X number of views per month, but variable numbers of shows released per month (for example, one month may have 4, another month 8, another month 11).

Question: If I want to calculate an average number of views per month that accounts for the variation in releases per month, what is the best method to do so? Clearly, an average will be skewed by the total number of shows released per month, so is there an adjustment method or some type of normalization to incorporate the variation in show releases per month?

Thanks

 

[lev888]

Here's what I have: Show has X number of views per month, but variable numbers of shows released per month (for example, one month may have 4, another month 8, another month 11).

Question: If I want to calculate an average number of views per month that accounts for the variation in releases per month, what is the best method to do so? Clearly, an average will be skewed by the total number of shows released per month, so is there an adjustment method or some type of normalization to incorporate the variation in show releases per month?

Thanks

To normalize I would divide by the number of releases. But then it will not be "average number of views per month" - it will be average number of views per release for the month.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Here's what I have: Show has X number of views per month, but variable numbers of shows released per month (for example, one month may have 4, another month 8, another month 11).

Question: If I want to calculate an average number of views per month that accounts for the variation in releases per month, what is the best method to do so? Clearly, an average will be skewed by the total number of shows released per month, so is there an adjustment method or some type of normalization to incorporate the variation in show releases per month? Thanks

That depends on the "genre" of the show, "demography" of the viewer and whole host of other variables. Can you quantify those variables?