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Tableau Aggregate Functions

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Tableau is a top-rated Data Visualization tool. Tableau is a self-service BI and analytics tool, capable of building compelling visualizations. Being a BI and analytics tool, it is sometimes necessary to perform some actions on data to bring it in an accessible format. Tableau has a specific set of functions to change the data in some way. These functions are called as “Aggregate Functions” in Tableau. For example, Average, summation, etc.

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Tableau Aggregate Functions

The following are the aggregate functions in Tableau:

  1. AVG – Average 
  2. ATTR – Asterisk
  3. COLLECT – Collect
  4. CORR – Correlation
  5. COUNT – Count
  6. COUNTD – Discount Count
  7. COVAR – Covariance
  8. COVARP – Covariance based on Population
  9. MAX – Maximum
  10. MIN – Minimum
  11. MEDIAN – Median
  12. PERCENTILE – Percentile
  13. STDEV – Standard Deviation
  14. STDEVP – Standard Deviation based on Population
  15. SUM – Sum
  16. VAR – Variance
  17. VARP – Variance based on Population

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1) AVG

It returns the mean value of all the expressions involved. It ignores null values.

Syntax 

AVG (expression)

Example

AVG ([Sales]) = 200

2) ATTR

It returns only a single value of the whole row calculated. It ignores the null values, and if the conditions are not met will return asterisk.

Syntax

ATTR (expression)

Example

ATTR ([country]) = India

3) COLLECT

It combines the values that are in argument fields, and it is used for spatial domains. It ignores null values. 

Syntax

COLLECT (expression)

Example

COLLECT ([Geometry]) 

4) CORR

It represents correlation and returns -1 for negative, 0 for no relation and 1 for positive changes when two variables are compared.

Syntax

CORR (expression 1, expression 2) 

Example

CORR (1, 2) = -1

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5) COUNT

It returns the number of values present in selected in a column. It ignores the null values.

Syntax

COUNT (expression)

Example

COUNT ([Sales ID]) = 5432

6) COUNTD

It returns the distinct count of the column or group. It ignores the null values.

Syntax

COUNTD (expression)

Example

COUNTD (‘Country’) = 256

7) COVAR

It represents the covariance between two expressions where the positive outcome indicates that the variable moving in the right direction.

Syntax

COVAR (expression 1, expression 2)

8) COVARP

The only difference between COVAR and COVARP that COVARP is based on population.

Syntax

COVARP (expression 1, expression 2)

9) MAX

It returns the maximum values from the expression. 

Syntax

MAX (expression)

Example

MAX ([Age]) = 107

10) MEDIAN

It returns the middle value of the given expression.

Syntax

MEDIAN (expression)

Example

MEDIAN (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) = 4

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11) MIN

It returns the minimum value of the given expression.

Syntax

MIN (expression)

Example

MIN ([Sales Rate]) = 4

12) Percentile

It returns the percentile value of the given expression between 0 and 1. If a decimal number is delivered, it will return the median value.

Syntax

Percentile (Expression, number)

Example

Percentile ([Sales], 0.54) = 37.69

13) STDEV

It returns the high or low deviation values.

Syntax

STDEV (expression)

14) STDEVP

Same as STDEV, the only difference is STDEVP is based on population.

Syntax

STDEVP (expression)

15) SUM

It returns the sum value of the given numeric values. It ignores the null values.

Syntax

SUM (expression)

Example

SUM (1, 2, 3) = 6

16) VAR

It returns the variance in a given expression.

Syntax

VAR (expression)

17) VARP

It is same as variance, but it is based on population

Syntax

VARP (expression)

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed all the aggregate functions in Tableau along with syntax and possible examples for better understanding.

Source: https://yodalearning.com/tutorials/tableau-aggregate-functions/

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