How do I perform my own ad hoc analysis?

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Explore: Conducting ad hoc analysis

View and build visuals in the Explore room and full screen.

Overview

Explore is where you will conduct most of your ad hoc analysis in the solution.

To access Explore, click Explore on the navigation bar. You can also access the Explore workflow (in full screen) by selecting a chart in an analysis.

Use the various elements to analyze your data and build a visual to suit your needs.

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  1. Visual title: Describes and controls the data that is displayed in the chart. Click the Metric picker, Visual picker, and Group By picker in the visual title to change the data that is displayed.
  2. Analysis Context toolbar: Change the Analysis Context to select the population and time period for analysis.
  3. Chart: Graphical representation of one or more metric.
  4. Side panel: View contextual information about selected metrics and data points, customize the appearance of your chart, and change chart configurations.
  5. Visual Actions menu: Use these quick access buttons to perform chart actions and open chart customization and configuration options in the Side panel.

The Explore workflow

Use the following workflow to conduct ad hoc analysis in Explore.

  1. Select the metric that you want to explore.
    Note: The metric that you select determines the Visual types and group by attributes you can use.
  2. Select the visual type and the attribute you want to group your data by.
  3. Set your analysis context by selecting the time period and the population that you are analyzing.
  4. Explore your data and view more information about data points in the Info panel.
    Tip: Right-click on a chart item or data point to open the Visual Item Actions menu. Find actions that will allow you to quickly interact with points of interest. Actions include drilling up or down to view different levels of your data and accessing View details to see a list of subject members or event occurrences that make up a given population.
  5. Optional: Add additional metrics, groups, or time periods for comparison by clicking the Compare to button .
  6. Optional: Use the Visual Actions menu to customize the appearance of your chart in the Side panel.
  7. Optional: Create a capture of your chart to save your analysis by clicking the Capture button .