Practical examples

Having looked at some of the essential concepts of Table Calculations, let's consider some practical examples. We'll look at several examples, although the practical use of Table Calculations is nearly endless. You are able to do everything from running sums, analyzing year-over-year growth, viewing percentage difference between categories, and much more.

Year over Year Growth

Often, you may want to compare year over year values. How much has our customer base grown over last year? How did sales in each quarter compare to sales in the same quarter last year? These types of questions can be answered using Year over Year Growth.

Tableau exposes Year over Year Growth as one option in the Quick...