Introducing data densification

Data densification is a largely undocumented aspect of Tableau that can be useful in many circumstances but can also be confusing when encountered unexpectedly. This section will provide information about data densification with the intent of dispelling confusion and providing the Tableau author with sufficient knowledge to use this feature to their advantage. Data densification, in its simplest form, is the addition of datapoints to a view that doesn’t exist in the underlying dataset. This topic can be a bit confusing at first.

If you would like to read more about it, please check the following article: https://towardsdatascience.com/data-densification-in-tableau-93c0a6bfcc5f

To begin understanding data densification, four terms should be defined: data densification, sparse data, domain completion, and domain padding. In addition to the definitions, each term will be discussed in detail by using examples to help improve understanding...