Composition > Static > Accumulation or Subtraction to Total | Difficulty: Hard
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TABLEAU
COLUMNS: Measure or Date
ROWS: Measure (e.g Profit)
MARKS
TYPE: Gant Bar
SIZE: Create > Calculated Field…
> -[row Measure]
COLOR: row Measure
WHAT IS A WATERFALL CHART?
A waterfall chart shows a running total as values are added or subtracted. The columns are color coded so you can quickly tell positive from negative numbers. The initial and the final value columns often start on the horizontal axis, while the intermediate values are floating columns. Because of this “look”, waterfall charts are also called bridge charts.
WHEN TO USE A WATERFALL CHART
It’s useful for understanding how an initial value (for example, net income) is affected by a series of positive and negative values.
SOURCE: Microsoft Office
EXCEL
INSERT > CHART > INSERT WATERFALL OR STOCK CHART > WATERFALL
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