Quick table calculations for ranking

Analyzing Data in Tableau

Hadrien Lacroix

Curriculum Manager at DataCamp

Table calculations

• Calculation applied to a visualization
• Running total, difference, percent of total, moving average, etc.
• Calculated on what is currently in the visualization

Table calculations

Table calculations are defined by:

• Scope
• Direction

Table calculations - scope

Table calculations - direction

Table calculations - example

Running total

Quick table calculations

• Table calculations that you can apply quickly
• Applied with the most typical settings for the calculation type

How you will use quick table calculations

• Get station ranking (Rank)
• Get userbase metrics (Percent of Total)

Let's practice!

Analyzing Data in Tableau