Chapter 2. Advanced Charts

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Creating a histogram
  • Creating a small multiple chart
  • Creating a shared axis chart
  • Creating a combo chart (dual axis chart)
  • Creating a bullet chart
  • Creating a bar in bar chart
  • Creating a donut chart
  • Creating a unit chart
  • Creating a box and whisker plot
  • Creating a sparkline with indicators
  • Creating a KPI text table
  • Creating a waterfall chart
  • Creating a population pyramid

Introduction

In this chapter, we will explore additional techniques for creating more advanced charts in Tableau. Some of the charts introduced in this chapter are quite effective for specific use cases, for example the waterfall chart for showing cumulative changes to a measure and the population pyramid for showing population over time. ...

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