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Visual Analytics with Tableau

You're reading from   Visual Analytics with Tableau A four-color journey through a complete Tableau visualization

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2017
Publisher Wiley
ISBN-13 9781119560203
Length 288 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Alexander Loth Alexander Loth
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

1. Cover FREE CHAPTER
2. Foreword by Nate Vogel
3. Foreword by Sophie Sparkes
4. Introduction 5. Chapter 1: Introduction and Getting Started with Tableau 6. Chapter 2: Adding Data Sources in Tableau 7. Chapter 3: Creating Data Visualizations 8. Chapter 4: Aggregate Functions, Calculated Fields, and Parameters 9. Chapter 5: Table Calculations and Level of Detail Calculations 10. Chapter 6: Maps 11. Chapter 7: Advanced Analytics: Trends, Forecasts, Clusters, and other Statistical Tools 12. Chapter 8: Interactive Dashboards 13. Chapter 9: Sharing Insights with Colleagues and the World 14. Chapter 10: Data Preparation with Tableau Prep 15. Index
16. End User License Agreement

Chapter 5
Table Calculations and Level of Detail Calculations

Standard calculated fields as introduced in Chapter 4 are always evaluated at the level of the individual mark. With Table Calculations and Level of Detail (LOD) Calculations, you can break out of that mold.

Table Calculations allow you to create computations that span across different marks in your visualization. Predefined Quick Table Calculations make it possible to quickly include several commonly used calculations without having to type any formulas.

LOD Calculations are similar to normal formulas in a calculated field, except that they allow you to define which dimensions should be used to break up the data. In other words, you are not limited by the dimensions used in the construction of your chart.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Understand the order in which different work processes happen in Tableau and how that affects the different types of calculations.
  • Use Table Calculations for in‐depth...
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