Chapter 5. Table Calculations

Table calculations are one of the most powerful features in Tableau. They enable solutions that really couldn't be achieved in any other way (short of writing a custom application or complex custom SQL scripts!):

Table calculations range in complexity from incredibly easy to create (a couple of clicks) to extremely complex (requiring an understanding of addressing, partitioning, and data densification). We'll start off simple and move toward complexity in this chapter. The goal is to gain a solid foundation to create and use table calculations, understanding how they work, and to see some examples...