Why would I use a Tree map?

A few people have asked me recently - 'Why would I ever use a tree chart? It takes up so much of my dashboard space!" Don't be quick to completely discard it I would say.... Tree charts are great if you need to breakdown multiple categories of data and as such prove a very good …

How do I create a doughnut chart in Tableau in 10 easy steps?

We had a quick data viz session the other day at work and one of the points that came up was how visualizing with a doughnut chart is generally a better technique than using a regular pie chart. But why is that? • interpreting  % share of totals is easier in a doughnut chart as reading is …

When can a Radar Chart be useful?

If you've been using Excel for a while, you've probably had to analyse performance, using a number of variables.    While bar and line charts (or a combination of the two) can be a handy way of doing this, you might also consider the radar chart as a suitable tool to:     1. Visualize the …