Summary  
This chapter explains how to overlay different chart types in a single visualization by combining measures with distinct graphical representations and customizing their styling for effective comparison.

General domain of usage  
Business intelligence dashboards   

A **combination chart** in Tableau allows you to combine two or more chart types into a **single visualization**. This provides a powerful way to compare different datasets or explore relationships between variables with different characteristics.  

Here are the key features of combination charts:  

## Why Combination Charts?  

Combination charts are particularly useful when:  
- Comparing trends between two measures, such as **Profit** and **Sales**;  
- Analyzing data with different scales to identify patterns and relationships;  
- Creating more informative visualizations by combining multiple perspectives in a single chart.

Which characteristic distinguishes a combination chart from other chart types?

This corse provides a comprehensive introduction to Tableau's core features, empowering learners to create impactful data visualizations and dashboards. We will cover essential topics such as working with charts, filters, calculated fields, and parameters, as well as advanced techniques like combining data and creating interactive dashboards. By the end, you will have the skills to transform raw data into actionable insights with ease and confidence.

This section lays the groundwork for mastering Tableau by guiding you through installation, navigation, and foundational operations. From performing joins and splitting columns to understanding filters, marks, and the data pane, you will be equipped with essential tools for data exploration and visualization. 

This section delves into Tableau's powerful tools for data organization, filtering, and customization. You'll learn to differentiate dimensions and measures, work with continuous and discrete fields, and create calculated fields and interactive dashboards. Through practical challenges, you'll apply these tools to analyze data, uncover insights, and enhance your visualizations.

This section focuses on creating impactful visualizations to uncover patterns and trends in your data. From heatmaps and scatter plots to treemaps and combination charts, you'll explore a variety of chart types tailored to different analytical needs.

This section introduces advanced visualization techniques to enhance data analysis and storytelling. You'll learn to create bullet graphs, stacked area charts, histograms, and box plots, enabling deeper insights into trends, distributions, and comparisons.