Tableau Public has a great tool embedded into the software called Show Me (or the Show Me button). This tool is an expression of Tableau Software's vision of self-service analysis because it allows largely nontechnical users to develop useful graphs and charts based on their data. The Show Me button is at the top right-hand side of the Tableau Public interface. Clicking on this button opens the Show Me dialog box (with 24 chart type icons in Tableau Public 9.x), as seen in the following screenshot:
The Show Me tool suggests graph types based on the view that the user has created and/or the fields that the user has selected from the Data window or the shelf areas.
Note
Only the graph icons that fit the data types available or selected are enabled. For example, none of the geographic maps on icon row number 2 are enabled, because there is no geographic data in the data set used to make this screenshot.
The Show Me tool also tells you which additional field...