I have 5 columns in my model which I want to use to have a 'count' column enabling me to see how many of these columns are populated by a value.
Or an average to see the average of these columns PER ROW
In excel I would do a =COUNT(RANGE), but is a similar function available in powerBI?
You haven't said whether you want a Power Query or DAX solution so I will provide a PQ solution.
In PQ, add a new custom column and paste in the following code:
List.NonNullCount(Record.ToList(_))
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