Creating Histogram in Tableau

Histogram is one of the most widely used analysis methods of all time. It is my personal favorite topic to write about. In Tableau, there are a variety of ways to create it. I have to say here, Tableau is quite versatile. A good language can be used to describe an object, a scene, a feeling in more ways than one can imagine. Tableau is such a language for data visualization.

There are two steps in creating histogram:
- Create bins
- Count occurrences per bin

The concept is very simple. But the implementation may not be. To me, creating histogram in various ways is a great learning experience of Tableau. It might be the same for you if you go through some of the articles here.

Here I would put all my articles in one place for easy retrieval and reference. Will update the list if I find something new to write.

Histogram via Index()
Overlaying Histogram with Box and Whisker Plot
Histogram via Running Count
Creating Bins via Math Formula
Creating Bins Made Easy
Histogram via LOD
Histogram via Size()
Histogram via Rank Functions
Dynamic Histogram Over Time
Binning Aggregates for Histogram and Aggregate Distributions
Histograms on Aggregated Measures without Table Calculations

I would also include links to other resources on the same topic. Let me know if you spot a great article on Histogram in Tableau.

Jonathon Drummey's histogram collection
http://drawingwithnumbers.artisart.org/tag/histograms/

Joshua Milligan
Slicing By Aggregate

Ben Young
Grouping Bins on a Histogram

Ben Jones
How to Make a Scatterplot with Marginal Histograms in Tableau

Tableau Inc
Creating a Histogram with Binned Data
Histograms training video
When to Use Histograms

Breaking BI
Creating Histograms in Tableau

The Information Lab
Show Me How: Histograms

Interworks
Simple Histograms In Tableau

Oldsynner
Tableau Public 8 (1) histograms

Data Champions
How to Create Bins in Tableau

Tech Analytics
Histograms Tableau Advanced Visualization