Chapter 7
Visualizing Data in Tableau
IN THIS CHAPTER
Creating key visualization types in Tableau Desktop
Customizing the visualization with features such as filters, labels, and legends
Converting a visualization to a cross tabulation table
Publishing your data to Tableau Online
Tableau makes it easy to figure out whether a visualization requires a measure or dimension and whether the data should use discrete or continuous behavior using the Show Me recommendations, which include more than 20 choices. But one of the challenges people often face is having skipped the data cleansing or realizing that “whoops,” our data has some flubs. That realization is perfectly okay, however, because Tableau allows you to filter and hide data anomalies. Before you take a deep dive into the visualization realm, consider that your dataset size and quality drive the visualization. At the same time, Tableau is fantastic at interpreting the data; only you know whether the visualization and explanations are on the money.
This chapter shows how to create each visualization type in the Show Me pane, with ...
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