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- What is the difference between bins and groups in Tableau?
- What are bins in Tableau?
- Why are bins used in Tableau?
- Can you group a bin in Tableau?
What is the difference between bins and groups in Tableau?
Groups, sets, and bins are synonyms, but they are fundamentally different in Tableau: Groups and sets are created from Dimensions. In comparison to this, bins are created from measures. Groups and bins are Dimensions, but sets are a different Tableau element (such as Dimensions and Measures).
What are bins in Tableau?
Any discrete field in Tableau can be considered as a set of bins. For example, suppose you create a view with Profit on Rows and State on Columns. You could consider the State field as a set of bins—each profit value is sorted into a bin corresponding to the state from which the value was recorded.
Why are bins used in Tableau?
Data from any discrete field can be used to create Tableau Bins. Generally, Tableau users leverage Measure Fields to create numeric bins. Bins are very useful in data analysis as they provide a systematic data range that allows users to organize information and discover patterns in an efficient manner.
Can you group a bin in Tableau?
Tableau has the awesome capability to build bins and instantly create a histogram. However, it comes with a couple limitations. First, you cannot group the bins.
