Types of calculations

There are several types of calculations that you can create, as listed previously. Some of them are common to other data management tools, but some, such as user calculations, are unique to Tableau Public.

When creating calculated fields, the functions that you can apply on a field depends on the type of that field. For instance, you can't perform multiplication functions on a string field (even if it contains only numbers) without first converting it to a numeric field. Similarly, you can't concatenate numeric values without first converting them to strings.

Basic mathematical functions, such as addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), and exponents (^), are created by typing the standard operators into the dialog box.

You can add functions by typing their names or filtering the list of functions to the appropriate group, or name, and then double-clicking on the best choice. The different types of functions that you can perform in Tableau Public...