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Top 10 Chart Types
Tableau can create many different chart types. While Show Me (covered in Chapter 2) provides a number of charts you can create very quickly, it’s hardly the limit of Tableau’s capabilities. Still, there are ten chart types that you’ll probably use more than others, if you are performing standard visualization and analytical activities. Some of the charts discussed in this chapter can be created very quickly with Show Me. However, in order to provide fuller knowledge of Tableau, manual steps to create each chart are covered here.
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