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Qlik Sense Cookbook

You're reading from   Qlik Sense Cookbook Over 80 recipes on data analytics to solve business intelligence challenges

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788997058
Length 334 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Philip Hand Philip Hand
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Neeraj Kharpate Neeraj Kharpate
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Pablo Labbe Pablo Labbe
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with the Data FREE CHAPTER 2. Visualizations 3. Scripting 4. Managing Apps and the User Interface 5. Useful Functions 6. Set Analysis 7. Using Extensions in Qlik Sense 8. Advanced Aggregation with AGGR 9. Tips and Tricks 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Composition

Composition can be defined as looking at a particular measure compared to the whole.

For example, in a "Sales by Region" chart, the sales for each singular region would be a discrete value, while the total sales across all countries would be the "Whole".

Total sales can be divided into "Relative shares" for each region. Having information on "Relative Sales Percentages," as compared to total sales, has a greater impact rather than viewing just the plain sales figures. Eureka moments are much more likely when people use a tool to answer their own questions, which is a core belief behind the design of Qlik Sense.

As with everything else, data composition can be visualized in multiple ways. Understanding what you are trying to achieve will eventually dictate the best choice of visualization.

For example, depending on what matters...

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