{"id":9547,"date":"2018-02-28T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T07:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=9547"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:48:53","slug":"tableau-heat-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/tableau-heat-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Tableau Heat Map – Make your First Heat Map With Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Tableau<\/em> tutorial<\/strong><\/a>, we are going to learn what is a heat map and what are the steps to create a Tableau Heat Map. You might be thinking, how and from where to start and what are the requirements to make this chart. I know, I know so many questions are there in your mind. Don’t worry we have answers to all your questions. All you have to do is first, open your Tableau software on your device and then follow the below steps with us. (Note: We are using Tableau Desktop to make the density heat map).<\/p>\n

But wait, before moving on to the steps, first understand the concept of heat map.<\/p>\n

What is Heat Map?<\/h3>\n

A density heat map is used to analyze the areas in a plot where data points are dense or scattered. Heat maps are specifically used where there is a huge data set with overlapping data values. This helps analysts to see the areas with greater density and discover data trends. In the following section, we will learn how to create a density heat map in Tableau.<\/p>\n

But before that check the Stacked Bar Chart in Tableau<\/a> to see the comparison of your data.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

How to Create Tableau Heat Map?<\/h3>\n

Let us learn how to create a heatmap in Tableau. Here, we will create a density heat map using our sample dataset pertaining to sales in an electronics store.<\/p>\n

Before we start creating our heatmap, make sure you take care of the points and requirements given below.<\/p>\n