Bubble chart over time
This animated chart illustrates the classical bubble chart over the course of time. Time can be represented by two formats: years, month year. You can view the animation as a movie, or use the time slider to control the speed of the animation. Speed is not saved and is lost after refresh.
Note: In show data mode this chart type needs
to follow a strict design on row axis. The row axis consists of two fixed hierarchies.
The first hierarchy is reserved for Time, and the second hierarchy for categories.
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Optional steps:
Additional actions in Steps:
- Period step: Select the Period hierarchy, which contains levels in one of the following time formats: YEAR (2016) or MONTH YEAR (Jan 2016, January 2016). Then on the current selection dialog box specify which of the two levels you want to use for the time slider.
- Series step: Select a hierarchy from the list, then specify quantitative variables for the X and Y axes, and for the size of the bubble (Z). For example, if you want to see how the Discounts drive your Revenues, then select Measure from the hierarchy list and then specify Discounts on the horizontal axis and Revenue on the vertical axis. The bubble size is driven by “Units” to see the importance of each bubble.
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- You can switch the chart color between blue and gray.
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- Swap Chart Axes: To quickly swap the variables on the horizontal and vertical axes.