How to Make Ranged Dot Plots in Tableau
Ranged dot plots display not only a circle mark representing the current performance for a specific dimension member, but a full range of how that...Read More
Chart types
How to Make Hub and Spoke Maps in Tableau
Hub and spoke maps not only plot locations on a map, but they draw connecting lines between the origin and one or more destinations. This type of map...Read More
How to Make Connected Scatter Plots in Tableau
As I mentioned in the post, 3 Ways to Make Stunning Scatter Plots, this chart type is already my third favorite for its innate ability to visualize...Read More
Introducing Leapfrog Charts in Tableau
Leapfrog charts are a variation on a minimalist dot plot and can be used when the primary objective is to show the relative performance of a specific...Read More
3 Ways to Make Splendid Slope Graphs in Tableau
I always say that one specific chart type per analytics scenario will help you capture roughly half the insight. Comparing categorical data? I always...Read More
How to Make Unit Histograms / Wilkinson Dot Plots in Tableau
Unit histograms, or Wilkinson dot plots, show distributions of individual data points instead of bucketing them into bins like traditional histograms....Read More
How to Make a Tableau Timeline when Events Overlap
I’ve shared in the past how to make a timeline in Tableau. This is one of my favorite techniques for creating a calendar and/or providing context to...Read More
Practical Tableau: Why and How to Make Customizable Jitter Plots
‘Jittering’ is a technique for separating overlapping marks on a view. By giving marks some extra room by separating them into different columns,...Read More
Dashboard Gauge 5: How to Make Indicators with Custom Shape Palettes
This is the fifth and final post in a series on dashboard gauges in Tableau. To this point, we’ve covered bullet graphs, rounded gauges, custom...Read More