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Tableau 10 Business Intelligence Cookbook

You're reading from   Tableau 10 Business Intelligence Cookbook Create powerful, effective visualizations with Tableau 10

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786465634
Length 476 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Donabel Santos Donabel Santos
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Paul Banoub Paul Banoub
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Basic Charts FREE CHAPTER 2. Advanced Charts 3. Interactivity 4. Dashboards and Story Points 5. Maps and Geospatial Visualization 6. Analytics 7. Data Preparation A. Calculated Fields Primer B. Resources Index

Creating a motion chart

In this recipe, we will create an animated chart that shows how population has changed over the years for a few selected countries.

Creating a motion chart

Getting ready

To follow this recipe, open B05527_03 - STARTER.twbx. Use the worksheet called Motion Chart, and connect to the CO2 (Worldbank) data source.

Getting ready

How to do it…

The following are the steps to create a motion chart:

  1. From Dimensions, drag Year to the Columns shelf.
  2. From Measures, drag CO2 Emission to the Rows shelf.
  3. Right-click on the CO2 Emission axis, and change the title to CO2 Emission (metric tons per capita).
    How to do it…
  4. In the Marks card, click on the dropdown to change the mark from Automatic to Circle.
  5. From Dimensions, drag Country Name to Color in the Marks card.
  6. From Dimensions, drag Country Name to the Filter shelf.
  7. Under the General tab of the Filter window, while the Select from list radio button is selected, select None.
  8. Select the Custom value list radio button, still under the General tab, and add China, Trinidad and Tobago, and...
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