2019 Week 24: Can you build a side-by-side bar chart?

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Requirements – Intermediate

  • Format: 600px by 600px
  • Create side-by-side bar chart that shows:
    • profit ratio for the Home Office segment and category.
    • Overall Profit ratio for all segments by category.
    • Profit Ratio: sum(profit)/sum(sales)
  • Add a label for the Overall bar and the Home Office bar
  • Inside the Home Office bar show the percent difference between Home Office and Overall — ([Home Office] – [Overall])/[Overall]
  • Make sure a footer of the categories shows up at the bottom of the dashboard.
  • Color choices are up to you.

    • Challenge – Advanced

    Click image to view on Tableau Public

    Requirements

    • Follow all intermediate requirements.
    • Create bars so there is more space between categories.
    • No annotations allowed
    • SUPER DUPER WAYYYYYYY ADVANCED OPTIONAL: Do not use Measure Names or Measure Values. Do not use table calculations.

      • Dataset

      This week uses the superstore dataset for Tableau 2019.1.  You can get it here at data.world

      Share

      After you finish your workout, share on Twitter using the hashtag #WorkoutWednesday2019 and tag @AnnUJackson, @LukeStanke, @lorna_eden, and @curtisharris_!

      Track your progress

      Also, don’t forget to track your progress using this Workout Wednesday form.

      Attribute

      When you publish your solution on Tableau Public make sure to take the time and include a link to the original inspiration.

      This week you need to build this side-by-side bar chart. There are a couple of tricks but you should be able to do this in under 30 minutes (for real!). There are at least 4 ways to solve this problem. There are also two problems an intermediate and an advanced.

      Challenge – Intermediate

      Click image to view on Tableau Public

      Requirements – Intermediate

      • Format: 600px by 600px
      • Create side-by-side bar chart that shows:
        • profit ratio for the Home Office segment and category.
        • Overall Profit ratio for all segments by category.
        • Profit Ratio: sum(profit)/sum(sales)
      • Add a label for the Overall bar and the Home Office bar
      • Inside the Home Office bar show the percent difference between Home Office and Overall — ([Home Office] – [Overall])/[Overall]
      • Make sure a footer of the categories shows up at the bottom of the dashboard.
      • Color choices are up to you.

        • Challenge – Advanced

        Click image to view on Tableau Public

        Requirements

        • Follow all intermediate requirements.
        • Create bars so there is more space between categories.
        • No annotations allowed
        • SUPER DUPER WAYYYYYYY ADVANCED OPTIONAL: Do not use Measure Names or Measure Values. Do not use table calculations.

          • Dataset

          This week uses the superstore dataset for Tableau 2019.1.  You can get it here at data.world

          Share

          After you finish your workout, share on Twitter using the hashtag #WorkoutWednesday2019 and tag @AnnUJackson, @LukeStanke, @lorna_eden, and @curtisharris_!

          Track your progress

          Also, don’t forget to track your progress using this Workout Wednesday form.

          Attribute

          When you publish your solution on Tableau Public make sure to take the time and include a link to the original inspiration.

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