Make a Hexbin Map in Tableau in 4 minutes

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Data Schooler Sanjeev Dosanjh takes you through how to make a Hexbin map in Tableau. Hexbin maps are a great option if you need to visualise very dense/concentrated data on a map, or if you need all areas on a map to be given the same amount of visual space.
📌Timestamp
00:00 Intro
00:26 Step 1: Create a ratio parameter
00:41 Step 2: Create hexbin calculated fields
02:00 Step 3: Create your map
02:20 Step 4: Aggregate and visualise your data
🔗Links
- Prefer to read a blog? Check out this one by fellow Data Schooler Edward Gay: www.thedataschool.co.uk/edwar...
- Want a bigger challenge? Put what you've just learned into action by trying this Workout Wednesday challenge 'Can you make a Hexbin Map?': Can you make a Hexbin Map?
- You can find LA crime data at: www.kaggle.com/datasets/cityo...
- Connect with Sanjeev on LinkedIn: / sanjeev-dosanjh-4b334527a
- Find out more about Sanjeev on The Data School site: www.thedataschool.co.uk/blog/...
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