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Learning Tableau 10

You're reading from   Learning Tableau 10 Business Intelligence and data visualization that brings your business into focus

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786466358
Length 432 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Joshua N. Milligan Joshua N. Milligan
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Preface 1. Creating Your First Visualizations and Dashboard FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Data in Tableau 3. Moving from Foundational to More Advanced Visualizations 4. Using Row-Level, Aggregate, and Level of Detail Calculations 5. Table Calculations 6. Formatting a Visualization to Look Great and Work Well 7. Telling a Data Story with Dashboards 8. Deeper Analysis – Trends, Clustering, Distributions, and Forecasting 9. Making Data Work for You 10. Advanced Visualizations, Techniques, Tips, and Tricks 11. Sharing Your Data Story

Quick table calculations


Quick table calculations are predefined table calculations that can be applied to any field used as a measure in the view. These calculations include common and useful calculations such as Running Total, Difference, Percent Difference, Percent of TotalRank, Percentile, Moving Average, YTD total, Compound Growth Rate, Year Over Year Growth, and YTD Growth. You'll find applicable options on the dropdown on a field used as a measure in the view:

Consider the following example using the sample Superstore sales data:

Here, Sales over time is shown. Sales has been duplicated on the Rows shelf and the another SUM(Sales) field has the running total quick table calculation that is applied. Using the quick table calculation we can avoid writing any code.

Tip

You can actually see the code that the quick table calculations use by double-clicking on the table calculation field in the view. This turns it into an ad hoc calculation. You can also drag an active field with a quick...

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