Introduction
This week, we’re building a staple in my bar chart library: Top, Bottom, and Other Values. I often use this bar chart to easily show the breadth of the outliers while not losing sight of the typical. This challenge is also a great example of the flexibility of modeling at different levels of granularity within tables and visual elements!
Have fun!
-Katrina
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Requirements
- Add a data table element from the Plugs Electronic
- Sigma Sample Database > Retail > Plugs Electronic > PLUGS_ELECTRONICS_HANDS_ON_LAB_DATA
- Create a calculation for the Average Profit Per Order for each Customer Name
- Note: You can use the Profit Metric or a Profit Calculation of Sum(([PRICE] – [COST]) * [QUANTITY])
- Create a Bar Chart that shows:
- Who are the top five and bottom five customers, and what is their Average Profit Per Order
- And the Average Profit Per Order for all other customers not in the top or bottom five
- Apply a Store Region and Store State filter
- Note: The customers and values change when filters are applied
- Formatting:
- Match the Title and Sub-title
- Color the Top, Other, and Bottom Customers
- You can use any colors you’d like
- I used Top: A0CBE8, Other: B4B4B4, Bottom: FF9D99
- Remove tick marks and grid lines
- Remove X-Axis label
- Label all of the middle of the bar with the Average Profit Value in whole dollars
- Bar Gaps: Medium
- Remove Legend
- Optional: Make the number of customers variable
- Hide the Data Tab
- Match the visible tab with elements and title
Dataset
Sigma Sample Database > Retail > Plugs Electronic > PLUGS_ELECTRONICS_HANDS_ON_LAB_DATA
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Solution
