Types of Charts in Tableau

In this article, we will discuss different types of charts in Tableau: Bar, Line, Gantt, Histogram, Tree, Box and Whisker Plot.

Introduction

In this article, we will discuss the types of charts in Tableau.

Tableau is a data visualization tool that allows drawing different charts and graphs using Show me with just simple drag and drop of features.

Tableau Show Me has 24 different charts. Text Table

Heat Map, Highlighted Table, Symbol Map, Filled Map, Pie Chart, Horizontal Bar Chart, Stacked Bar Chart, Side-by-Side Bar Chart, Tree Map, Circle View, Side-by-side Circle View, Line Chart (Continuous),Line Chart Discrete, Dual Line Chart, Area Chart (Continuous), Area Chart (Discrete), Dual Combination, Scatter Plot, Histogram, Box and Whisker Plot, Gantt Chart, Bullet Graph, Packed Bubble that are available depending on the number of dimensions, measure, bins, etc.

Each chart in Tableau corresponds to a minimum number of dimensions, measures, bins, etc.

Table of Content

Charts in Tableau:

• Bar Chart
• Line Chart
• Pie Chart
• Map
• Scatter Plot
• Gantt Chart
• Bubble Chart
• Histogram Chart
• Bullet Chart
• Heat Map
• Highlighted Table
• Tree Map
• Box-and-Whisker Plot

Bar Chart

• Represent data in rectangular bar
• Used to compare data across categories, highlight trends, differences, and outliers
• More effective when data can be split into multiple categories

Line Chart

• Line chart connects individual numeric data points
• Use to compare data over different periods
• A straightforward way to visualize change in one value relative to another
• Minimum Requirement: 1 Date, 0 or more dimensions, one or more measures

Pie Chart

• Represents Segment-wise data
• Used to show relative portion/percentage of information
• Powerful for adding detail to other visualization
• Distinct colors are used to describe different portions of features

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Map

• Use to show geocoded data like postal code, state, country
• Highlights geographical trends in the most accessible and efficient way

Scatter Plot

• Used to visualize the relationship between two measures
• Scatter Plot investigates the relationship between different variables
• The plot is created when both row and column shelf have at least one measure

Gantt Plot

• Used for comparison of data between categories
• Use for displaying a project schedule
• It has time-series data that is available in a natural and easy to understand format

Bubble Chart

• Use to visualize measure and dimension in bubble form
• It shows the concentration of data along the axes
• Having different sizes and colors, it becomes easy to analyze

Histogram Chart

• A histogram displays the shape of the distribution
• Represents how data is distributed across different groups
• Used to understand the distribution of the data

Bullet Chart

• It is an indicator to show the performance of the measure
• Compares a primary measure to one or more other measure and present it to define a performance matrix
• Use to evaluate the performance of a matrix against a goal

Heat Map

• The best way to compare data across different categories is by using colors
• It shows the relationship between two features
• Created using one or more dimensions and a measure

Highlighted Table

• It can be considered as an extension of the Heat map
• Highlighted table provides detailed information on the heat map
• It is similar to a text table, and the only difference is data is displayed using different colors

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Tree Map

• Rectangular chart representing data in nested rectangle
• Use to show hierarchical data as a portion of a whole
• It makes efficient use of space to display the entire data at once

Box-and-whisker Plot

• Use to show the distribution of a set of a data
• Box-and-Whisker plots are divided into two parts
  • Box: Consists of the median, first, and third quartile of the data 
  • Whisker: Consists of the data with 1.5 times IQR (IQR = first quartile – third quartile)

Conclusion

In this article, we have discussed different types of charts in Tableau: Bar, Line, Pie, Map, Scatter Plot, Gantt, Bubble, Histogram, Heat, Highlighted Table, Tree Map, and Box-and-Whisker Plot.

Hope this article will help you in your data analyst journey.

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