Coloring your numbers
In this recipe, we will look at the use of color to convey a message. Since we are looking at dashboarding, we need to know how to use color effectively to make the most of a small space. Here, we will use a box and whisker plot to convey a lot of information about the data in a small space, along with additional information on the figures themselves using color.
Getting ready
For the exercises in this recipe, let's start with a fresh Tableau workbook. There are no other requirements for this recipe.
How to do it…
- Go to Tableau and navigate to File | New.
- Select the Connect to Data link at the top-left corner of the screen.
- Navigate to the
DimProductCategory.csvfile, which is located in the folder where you downloaded the code ...
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