Treemap
A treemap is used to show the percentage of a whole broken down by data points included in the view. This area will be blocked in individual squares sized depending on the percentage/value that it contributes to the whole.
Figure 5.20: Example of a treemap
Items needed to build this chart are as follows:
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Size |
Measure |
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Detail |
Dimension |
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Marks |
Automatic |
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Color |
Measure – Can be the same measure as in Size to further illustrate the data points |
Table 5.15: Requirements to build a treemap
The following steps show how to build a treemap. Open Tableau and connect to Superstore Data to create Figure 5.20:
- Identify the fields required to build this chart. For Figure 5.20, Sub...
