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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

You're reading from   Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 Effective data visualization and business intelligence with the new features of Tableau 2019.2

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838553067
Length 260 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Tristan Guillevin Tristan Guillevin
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Preface 1. Catching Up with Tableau 2019 FREE CHAPTER 2. The Tableau Core 3. Getting Started with Tableau Desktop 4. Connecting to Data and Simple Transformations 5. Building an Efficient Data Source 6. Design Insightful Visualizations 7. Powerful Dashboards, Stories, and Actions 8. Publishing and Interacting in Tableau Server 9. An Introduction to Calculations 10. Analytics and Parameters 11. Advanced Data Connections 12. Dealing with Security 13. How to Keep Growing Your Skills A. Other Books You May Enjoy Index
Using built-in Analytics tools

When creating a visualization on a Worksheet, you will have always used the Data pane on the left; that is, until now! Under

the preceding data source name, you can see that there are two tabs: Data and Analytics. If you click on Analytics, Tableau opens a new pane, divided into three parts: Summarize, Model, and Custom.

This is highlighted in the following screenshot:

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All the options on the Analytics pane can be found in other places in Tableau (with a right-click on an axis or the Analysis menu at the top of the page). The options in the Analytics pane are mostly just shortcuts or preconfigured options.

Let's explore all the options of each section. All of them can be used with a simple drag and drop.

The Summarize tab

In the Summarize tab, you can find options to add a reference Line, Band, Box Plot, or Totals. Let's look at a quick overview of each option, starting with Constant Line.

Constant Line

By double-clicking on Constant Line or by dragging...

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