I am trying to replicate the plot below (done with ggplot in R) using Tableau:
However, I can't see how I can subset the plot so it fits the screen using Tableau. Using Tableau, this is what I get:
I've attempted adding the following but it stops plotting the histograms and ends up messier:
Row Divider (Discrete):
INT((INDEX()-1)/(ROUND(SQRT(SIZE()))))
Columns Divider (Discrete):
(INDEX()-1)%(ROUND(SQRT(SIZE())))
How can I achieve the plot in R using Tableau?
P.S.: The datasets are different in case you were wondering why Monday doesn't look the same.
You're on the right path using Row-Column divider, but you need to go some step further using the small multiple technique.
For instance, you need to move WEEKDAY in the detail mark and then, use column and row divider in column and row shelf.
Doing so, you'll also need to right-click on CNT/Ride Id Hash) and compute it with WEEKDAY.
Here's a cool guide by a Tableau Zen master showing how to work with this tecnique: https://www.vizwiz.com/2016/03/tableau-tip-tuesday-how-to-create-small.html
Can you please help me to understand how to build a diagram (smooth line) that is basing on RED values (BLUE category) per GREEN month?
Table in google sheets
I have no idea by this time how to do it - I think diagrams cannot understand multiple values if I just select them separately.
I tried to select individual cells that I need to build diagram for, but it does not work, since it cannot understand that I need to bind the selected cells with months and category names..
The way of doing this would be:
Select the first cell of the series
Insert chart
Select type: smooth line chart
Click on Select data range (button on the right of the Data range input)
Click Add another range and add the other cells one by one, and then click OK
Set Combine ranges to Vertically
And the graph should appear
I have a google sheet chart based on a simple dataset. Column A is the x-axis, column B is the series, and I would like to use column C as my labels for the series. You can see this below:
My understanding is that (and I have done that in the past) I can select the series, press the "3 dots" and click on "Add labels" so I can configure column C as the labels for the series, as shown below.
It turns out that when I click "Add labels", nothing happens. Has anyone seen this? It seems random since when I try simpler datasets, sometimes it works.
EDIT:
I removed the series, removed the x axis, and then removed the Data Range. Started from scratch, and then it allowed me to add labels.
I tried to plot arrival delay and departure delay columns separately, it's clear the distributions are different.
I would like to show them on the same plot, but whenever I try to do so, both plots became one identical shaped distribution although I'm plotting two different columns! What am I doing wrong?
Thank you for your help in advance.
You need a Departure Delay (bin) field. You can create one by selecting Departure Delay in the data pane on the left sidebar and selecting Create bin.
Once you have that new field, you can place it on the Columns shelf next to the other bin field and just put SUM([Number of Records]) on the Rows shelf — getting rid of both CNT() fields.
That should let you see both histograms.
To answer your question about why your previous approach yielded the same chart, you were binning data in both cases by the Arrival delay.
The CNT([xxx]) fields are misleading. That just counts the number of records that have a non-null value in the [xxx] field. If [xxx] always has a value, its equivalent to SUM[Number of Records]). The bin field is what matters.
I have a sheet with a line chart, now I'm trying to do something maybe very simple: I would like to add to this chart a vertical line using a value in a cell.
So I have this line chart
And a cell with the date 2016/01/01, I would like to have a vertical line through all the chart on the cell date
I can't figure out how to do it...
This is a copy of that sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oeiwmeDT8pUVqBQvoE_cqk7mZxxvD5moZr41Vp4IN2I/edit?usp=sharing
I would like to show a vertical line using the "Purchase date"
I had the same problem and created a solution to overcome limitations of Google Sheets charts.
The main idea is to create an additional line in the chart, with only two points, both with the desired date. The value of the first point is 0 and the last has the maximum value of the Y axis. This way, the line always covers the entire height of the chart.
Screenshot of the Chart
Note that it is necessary to add two new values in the X axis (highlighted in blue on the sheet). Don't worry with the fact they are repeated. Google Sheets handles it correctly.
These values can be placed at the beginning of the lists. This way, it is possible to add new values at the end of them.
This solution can be viewed in: "[GoogleSheets] Dinamic Vertical Line in a Chart"
To change position of red line, just select a different value in "Purchase date" (yellow cell).
I made a merge of my first solution with the one suggested by dimo414 and created a new solution with two variations.
In the previous version of the spreadsheet, there were only two points to draw the vertical line.
In the new version, a third point were inserted to show intersection between the line and the real curve. A new column was also created, containing only a label for the new point.
The result is:
Theses changes can be seen in green background in sheets 'Dashboard_v2' and 'Dashboard_v3' of the SpreadSheet.
To determine coordinates of the new point, two approaches were used:
Search Purchase Date directly in the dataset (see sheet 'Dashboard_v2')
If the goal is to highlight only points of intersection that belong to the original dataset, it is just necessary to VLOOKUP() the date in the dataset.
Interpolate the two points immediately smaller and larger than the purchase date (see sheet 'Dashboard_v3')
Given the points [x1,y1], [x2,y2] and a value of x (where x1 <= x <= x2), its possible to find an interpolation point [x,y] with the following formula:
y=(y2-y1)*(x-x1)/(x2-x1)+y1
Although this formula is easy to implement, find the correct points to interpolate is more challenging and requires a bit of creativity.
At first, I thought of using a JS script to make things easier, but decided to use only builtin functions.
By the way, different approaches to find [x1,y1] and [x2,y2] are welcome.
To make things easier to understand, each point coordinate is determined in a different cell (see L2:M5) and the point of intersection is in L6:M7.
Of course, its possible to join all of them in just one cell, but I thought it would be harder to understand.
To close, one more detail: According to above definition, interpolation formula is valid only if (x1 <= x <= x2). Thus, both cells C2 and M6 have protections to limit the value of 'x'.
One way is to add a label to your x-axis.
For example, this is a chart that plots weight against date, with a label "Cheat Day" on 2021-07-21
For the data:
Date
Label
Weight (kg)
Weight Goal (kg)
2021-07-19
83.85
75
2021-07-20
84.55
75
2021-07-21
Cheat Day
83.8
75
2021-07-22
84.95
75
2021-07-23
83.75
75
Go to Edit the chart > Setup > Under X-axis > Click on ••• next to your "Date" column > Add labels > Select the column "Label" as your label.
Your Chart Editor > Setup should look like this:
you can have it like this, unfortunately not programmatically. the only way is to insert a line via Drawing and position it manually where needed.
spreadsheet demo
As best I can tell there isn't a way to add a vertical marker line to a chart in Google Sheets. One option that may be "good enough" in many cases is to "Add notes to a data point" and then use "Format data point" to make the point more visible. Here's an example, from your spreadsheet:
Unfortunately one limitation with this approach is you can only label a data point in the data set the chart is displaying. In your case the date you wanted to mark with a line isn't in the data set, so this won't work directly. You might be able to introduce a separate data series consisting of just that date and then add a note to that data point, but I haven't fiddled with it enough to make it work.