Pie Chart

A pie chart is commonly used to show the distribution of a whole. Each slice will be a categorical dimension and the size of the slice will be based on how much of a whole that category has contributed to it. From this, a user can easily and instantly see which category has made the largest contribution to the whole value.

Figure 5.15: Example of a pie chart

Items needed to build this chart are as follows:

Color	Dimension
Angle	Measure
Marks	Pie

Table 5.12: Requirements to build a pie chart

Once the fields required have been identified, open Tableau and follow these steps to build a pie chart:

1. From the Data pane on the left, select the dimension(s) and measure(s) needed for analysis. For Figure 5.15, Category and Quantity...