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Groups, Sets, and Bins

Groups, Sets, and Bins are synonyms, but they are fundamentally different in Tableau:

Groups and Sets are created from Dimensions. Bins are created from Measures.
Groups and Bins are Dimensions, but Sets are a different Tableau element

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