In a balanced hierarchy, the branches
of the hierarchy all descend to the same level. The parent of every
member comes from the next highest level.
A balanced hierarchy can be used to represent time where the meaning
and depth of each level, such as Year, Quarter, and Month, is consistent.
They are consistent because each level represents the same type of
information, and each level is logically equivalent. The following
diagram shows an example of a balanced time hierarchy. Figure 1. Example of a balanced hierarchy
