Visualization types

A visualization can be one of the following types:

Area
Use an area visualization to emphasize the magnitude of change over time.
Bar
Use a bar visualization to compare values by one or more columns.
Box plot
Use box plot visualizations to identify outliers and compare distributions of data.
Bubble
Use a bubble visualization to show the relationships between three data sets.
Bullet
Use bullet charts to compare measures against target values.
Column
Use a column visualization to compare values by one or more columns.
Crosstab
Use a crosstab when you want to show the relationships between three or more columns or rows. Crosstabs show data in rows and columns with information summarized at the intersection points.
Data player
Use a data player to see an animation of the impact of a column on the other visualizations.
Decision tree
A decision tree shows a connected hierarchy of boxes to represent the values of records. The records consist of decisions and their possible outcomes, and highlight key insights about the decision tree.
Drop-down list
Use the drop-down list visualization to filter other visualizations based on the values that you select.
Driver analysis
A driver analysis visualization shows you the key drivers, or predictors, for a target. The closer the driver is to the higher value on the scale, the stronger that driver is, thus, a significant predictor.
Heat map
Use a heat map visualization to show the relationship between two variables through color.
Hierarchy bubble
Use a hierarchy bubble visualization when you want to show relationships among columns that contain values, such as net loss.
KPI
Use a KPI visualization to display a key performance indicator (KPI) that contains two related measures, such as revenue and planned revenue. Optionally, you can display a sparkline and a meaningful shape in your KPI visualizations.
Legacy map
Use a legacy map to represent data by geography. You can use a legacy map without internet connection.
Line
Use a line visualization to show trends over time.
Line and column
Use a line and column visualization to show the relationship between two data sets by combining bars and lines in one visualization.
List
Use a list visualization to create an overview the data in a hierarchical way.
Map
Use a map to see patterns in geographical data assets.
Marimekko
A marimekko visualization is similar to a stacked column visualization. It shows data through varying heights and includes an added dimension of data through varying column widths. The width of the columns is based on the value that is assigned to the width field. Individual segment height is a percentage of the respective column total value.
Network
Use a network visualization when you want to see the connections among columns in your data asset. A network visualization is a good choice to show connections, networks, and points of intersection.
Packed bubble
Use a packed bubble visualization to display data in a cluster of circles.
Pie
Use a pie visualization to highlight proportions.
Point
Use a point visualization to show trends over time.
Radar
Use a radar visualization for comparing multiple quantitative variables. The radar visualization shows which variables have similar or outlier values.
Radial
In a radial visualization, each bar appears in a circle with longer bars that represent larger values. Hover over a bar to see the details about it, such as the exact value represented by the bar. Each bar starts at 12 noon and goes in a clockwise direction for positive values and counterclockwise for negative values.
Scatter
Use a scatter visualization to identify the correlation between two data sets.
Spiral
A spiral visualization shows you the key drivers, or predictors, for a given target. The closer the driver is to the center, the stronger that driver is.
Stacked bar
Use a stacked bar visualization to compare the proportional contributions for each item to the total, such as sales for products and sales for products each month.
Stacked column
Use a stacked column visualization to compare the proportional contributions for each item to the total, such as sales for products and sales for products each month.
Summary
Use a summary visualization when you want to see the total for a measure or the count for a categorical column.
Sunburst
A sunburst visualization is used to illustrate how underlying data predicts a chosen target and highlights key insights.
Table
Use a table to show detailed information from your database, such as product lists and customer lists. A table shows data in rows and columns. Each column shows all the values for a data item in the database or a calculation based on data items in the database.
Treemap
Use a treemap visualization to identify categories and the proportional size of categories in a data set.
Waterfall
Use a waterfall visualization to understand the cumulative effects that a series of positive and negative values have on an initial value. The bars in a waterfall visualization are not total values.
Word cloud
Use a word cloud visualization when you want to see a text-based visualization of a column. The text height represents the scale. The name itself is the different members of the column.

Parent topic: Visualizations