Summary

The aim of this chapter was to look into each chart type that can be built in Tableau. Each section showed the requirements to build a particular chart, with detailed steps, helping build confidence among candidates in the use of these charts. Take the time to try building these charts with Superstore Data to get familiar.

Tableau allows for the creation of a wide range of chart types and these are configured based on the field types used, where they are placed in the visual, and the mark type selected. Geographic charts can be created using geographic fields and analytical objects can be added to charts to provide a greater level of insight.

Geographic charts require a Longitude and Latitude field placed on Rows and Columns. When a field is given a geographic role in Tableau, longitude and latitude are automatically generated and these fields can be used to create a map visual. Symbol maps can be created to plot specific points on a map, density maps can be created to...