# PerformanceInsightsReferenceComparisonValues
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Reference scalar values and other metrics that DevOps Guru displays on a graph in its console along with the actual metrics it analyzed. Compare these reference values to your actual metrics to help you understand anomalous behavior that DevOps Guru detected.

## Contents
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 ** ReferenceMetric **   <a name="DevOpsGuru-Type-PerformanceInsightsReferenceComparisonValues-ReferenceMetric"></a>
A metric that DevOps Guru compares to actual metric values. This reference metric is used to determine if an actual metric should be considered anomalous.  
Type: [PerformanceInsightsReferenceMetric](API_PerformanceInsightsReferenceMetric.md) object  
Required: No

 ** ReferenceScalar **   <a name="DevOpsGuru-Type-PerformanceInsightsReferenceComparisonValues-ReferenceScalar"></a>
A scalar value DevOps Guru for a metric that DevOps Guru compares to actual metric values. This reference value is used to determine if an actual metric value should be considered anomalous.  
Type: [PerformanceInsightsReferenceScalar](API_PerformanceInsightsReferenceScalar.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/devops-guru-2020-12-01/PerformanceInsightsReferenceComparisonValues) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/devops-guru-2020-12-01/PerformanceInsightsReferenceComparisonValues) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/devops-guru-2020-12-01/PerformanceInsightsReferenceComparisonValues)