The field statistics visual describes the dataset in statistical terms. It works across all data connections, and on datasets that contain table joins.
US County Population
[data
source samples.us_counties
]; see Creating Visuals.In the visuals menu, find and click Field Statistics (row 6, column 2).
Note that the visual appears as a table that shows statistical information for each field in the dataset:
Minimum column reports the smallest (lowest) value in the dataset field. For strings, this would be the 'least' in alphabetical sort.
In our example, for field stname
(state name), this
would be Alabama, and for field ctyname
(county
name), this would be Abbeville County.
Maximum column reports the largest (highest) value in the dataset field. For strings, this would be the 'greatest' in alphabetical sort.
In our example, for field stname
(state name), this
would be Wyoming, and for field ctyname
(county
name), this would be Zieback County.
At this point, you can make changes to the visual through the following actions:
Change the title to US County Populations - Field
Statistics
.
Click (pencil icon) next to the title of the visualization to edit it, and enter the new name.
[Optional] Click (pencil icon) below the title of the visualization to add a brief description of the visual.
At the top left corner of the Visual Designer, click Save.
At the top left corner of the Visual Designer, click Close.
Note that in View mode, the field statistics visual does not have actions, or contain the Actions column.