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Arshad Khan, Jumpstart Tableau, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1934-8_34

34. Top N Function

Arshad Khan

(1)Fremont, California, USA

Objective: This exercise demonstrates how to use the Top N function to determine top performers

Figure 34-1 shows a chart with the sum of sales by state.

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Figure 34-1. Visualization for executing the Top N function
  • Click the pull-down arrow for the State, as shown in Figure 34-1, which pops up the menu tree displayed in Figure 34-2

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    Figure 34-2. Menu tree with the Filter option
  • Click Filter, as shown in Figure 34-2

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