# Creating a gauge that shows "green yellow red" based on auto calculated standard deviation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-gauge-that-shows-green-yellow-red-based-on-auto-calculated-standard-deviation/128383>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 17, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-gauge-that-shows-green-yellow-red-based-on-auto-calculated-standard-deviation/128383 "2018-04-17T14:36:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![dorj1234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dorj1234/32/21339_2.png) [@dorj1234](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dorj1234)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-gauge-that-shows-green-yellow-red-based-on-auto-calculated-standard-deviation/128383/1 "2018-04-17T14:36:24Z")

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Hello,  
I have created a gouge that shows an average of some count.  
That average over time can be anything, from single digits to thousands.

Is it possible to create a gauge that calculates the "average of averages" based on standard deviation of that average, then shows me the current average based on that scale?

Example:  
Day 1 average = 50  
Day 2 average = 500  
Day 3 average = 234

If I show the gauge it should show an average of 261 + the number will be in the ~middle~ of the gauge because it's relative to 500.

Thanks,  
JD

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**Author:** ![lukas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas/32/6812_2.png) [@lukas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lukas)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-gauge-that-shows-green-yellow-red-based-on-auto-calculated-standard-deviation/128383/2 "2018-04-17T18:49:28Z")

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Unfortunately, no. The only option for gauges today is hardcoded values.

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**Author:** ![dorj1234](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dorj1234/32/21339_2.png) [@dorj1234](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dorj1234)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-gauge-that-shows-green-yellow-red-based-on-auto-calculated-standard-deviation/128383/3 "2018-04-17T19:34:22Z")

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Thank you. Maybe a good feedback/enhancement request to the Kibana PM team.  
Can you think of another visual that will show progress towards a calculated goal?

Thanks,  
JD

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-a-gauge-that-shows-green-yellow-red-based-on-auto-calculated-standard-deviation/128383/4 "2018-05-15T19:34:22Z")

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