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Bar in a Bar chart? A Lesson in Exclude LODs
Continuing from last week's blog about creating a Tree map chart inside a Bar chart; this week I will cover how to create a Bar inside a Bar chart! I'm not talking about Stacked bar charts but a series of bars in side a bigger bar! This blog is also an example of why you would use an EXCLUDE LOD calculation. This was a Workout Wednesday challenge from early in 2025. Donna Coles provides you with steps using the Subtotals function from the Tableau's Analysis menu here . Workou
Jan 183 min read
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Tree map in a Bar Chart?
Bar charts are the number one chart used for analysis. In the next couple of blogs I want to review how to make different kinds of charts inside bars! A tree map is a chart that is used for visualizing hierarchical data and part to whole relationships. You can easily embed one inside a Bar chart in Tableau! I created one here in my first ever #GamesNightViz dashboard here on Lego Video Games! #GamesNightViz is a project started by Iron Viz winner Will Sutton . Tableau Vision
Jan 122 min read
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How to Build a Variance Bar Chart
How do you display this month's Sales have not surpassed last month's Sales? In a past blog post here I talk about using a Reference...
Jun 18, 20253 min read
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How Do You Compare?
Have you ever encountered a data set where you have to compare a person's score with an average score? What kind of visualization would...
May 29, 20252 min read
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