Summary

In this chapter, you explored distribution with one-measure histograms, box and whisker plots, and multiple-measure scatter plots. You also saw in detail the types of trend lines available in Tableau, why they are used, and which trend lines are most appropriate for given situations. Then, you learned how to check whether a trend line created by Tableau is reliable, and touched on the R-squared value and p-value. Finally, you explored advanced chart types, where we interacted with dual axis and quadrant charts. Finally, you completed some activities on dual axis charts with asynchronous axes, as well as scatter plots with filters and shapes.

You are now at the stage where you can start to answer data questions using all the different types of you have created. You can start adding readability elements , and you can also create advanced visualizations if the view requires you to answer multiple questions at once (such as profit versus sales trend by quarter on a dual...