December 2019
Beginner
370 pages
8h 9m
English
book
Tableau Desktop Certified Associate: Exam Guide
by Dmitry Anoshin, JC Gillet, Fabian Peri, Radhika Biyani, Gleb Makarenko
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The Show Me chart guide
In the following example, two fields (Market and Sales) are highlighted in the Data pane. The Show Me chart guide indicates that there are 10 possible types of charts you can create using these fields (see the charts that are colored). The horizontal bar chart type is shown with an orange border, indicating that this is Tableau's recommended chart type based on best practices:
Tableau's recommended chart type works by analyzing specific fields. It then generates a recommendation for the most effective visualization type based on the properties of the data.
Knowing what type of chart type to use is one of the most ...