Free Access to Rapid Graphs with Tableau 8–Chapter 4

Rapid Graphs with Tableau 8
The Original Guide for the Accidental Analyst

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Read Chapter 4 (pages 59-78)

     Core view types in Tableau-59
          Tables—an eye for detail-62
               Text tables-62
               Highlight tables-64
               Heat maps-65
          Bar Charts—five flavors
               to meet your needs-66
               Horizontal bars-67
               Stacked bars-69
               Side-by-side bars-70
               Histogram-71
               Bullet graphs-72
          Line Charts—display what
               happened over time-73
               Lines (continuous)-73
               Lines (discrete)-74
          Percent-of-Total—contribution of categories
               to the overall amount-75
               Pie charts-75
               Treemaps-77