Exploring Comparisons over Time

As an analyst, one of the most common requests that stakeholders will have is about comparing certain KPIs/metrics over time (for example, revenue quarter on quarter). In this section of the book, you will use date dimensions to create charts with which you can compare your KPIs over a certain time period. You will use date dimensions to compare metrics using a bar chart first and then move on to using line charts for KPI comparison.

Exercise 4.02: Creating Bar Charts for Data over Time

Imagine you are a business analyst who is asked to provide a report about the total sales of your organization in different segments, namely, Consumer, Corporate, and Home Office, over a period of time. Use the sample Superstore dataset provided by Tableau to visualize the chart and display the output.

Perform the following steps to complete the exercise:

1. Load the the Orders table from the sample Superstore dataset in your Tableau instance.
2. Drag...