The bar graph is one of the most common data visualizations. This is because it is simply the best way of comparing the difference in value across a single item.
- Goal: Increase product subscriptions
- Question: Why does a subset of similar products not respond as positively as others in the same market?
- Analysis: Combo chart
We will make use of the same Chapter 2 – Sales.qvf
application used in the Relationships recipe.
- From the application overview, click the button in the top right-hand corner and click the
Create new sheet
button. Name this sheetComparison
. - Once inside the newly created sheet, go to the
Charts
asset pane and double-click theCombo chart
button. - Add
Product Group
as a dimension. - Next, add
Sum (Sales)
as the first measure. Label itSales
. - Add
sum ([Sales Qty])
as the second measure. Label itSales Qty
. - For the
Sales Qty
measure:- Change the default display format for the expression from
Bars
toMarker
- Right below the display format options, there...
- Change the default display format for the expression from