Rapid Graphs with Tableau 8
The Original Guide for the Accidental Analyst
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In 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
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Better Analytics with Tableau 8 Part 1
Better Analytics with Tableau 8 Part 2
