Groups, sets, and bins

Groups, sets, and bins are synonyms, but they are fundamentally different in Tableau:

  • Groups and sets are created from Dimensions. In comparison to this, bins are created from measures.
  • Groups and bins are Dimensions, but sets are a different Tableau element (such as Dimensions and Measures).

Are you a bit lost? Don't worry, that's normal! Let's take a look at some examples that you can reproduce using the Sample-Superstore dataset. We'll start with groups.

Groups

A group is a way to create a new dimension that gathers different values of another dimension. Additionally, a group is static; this means that you need to modify it manually.

A group is characterized by the icon.

There are two ways to create a group; first, manually ...

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