Stack Metrics

Stacking can help you with contribution versus comparison analysis. You can display:

• Contribution of each fact or metric to the whole displayed in numbers
• Percentage contribution of each fact or metric

You can stack facts or metrics for the following types of insights:

• Bar Charts
• Column Charts
• Stacked Area Charts

Example 1 - Stack a single metric by an attribute

You have the sum of checkouts and you want to see how each region contributed to the yearly sum.

1. Drag the Checkouts fact to the Metrics section.
2. Drag Date to the View by section and set it to Year.
3. Drag Region to the Stack by section. The column chart displays how regions contributed in absolute numbers. 
4. (Optional) In the Stack by section, select Stack to 100% to view the contribution. The column chart displays how regions contributed in percentage.

Example 2 - Stack multiple metrics and view them by date

You want to see how two metrics contributed to the total amount. The example shows the amount of Facebook and YouTube clicks each quarter. 

1. Drag the following items to the Metrics section: FB clicks and YouTube clicks.
2. Drag Date to the View by section and set it to Quarter.
3. In the Stack by section: 
   1. Select Stack metrics to view the contribution of FB and YouTube clicks.
   2. Select also Stack to 100% to see the contribution in percentages.

Example 3 - View metrics by two attributes

You want to compare the price of goods customers added to their carts with the price of goods they purchased. You want to view the numbers by campaign group each year.

1. Drag the following items to the Metrics section: Cart additions and Checkouts.
2. Drag Date and Campaign Group to the View by section.
3. Set the Date to Year.

Example 4 - Stack multiple metrics, add a secondary axis, and view by date

You want to compare the amount of emails you sent with the number of emails that were delivered. You also want to compare it to the number of emails that customers actually opened and to compare the trend for each quarter.

1. Drag the following items to the Metrics section: Emails Sent, Emails Delivered, and Emails Opened.
2. In the Metrics section, click Emails Opened and select show on right axis. 

   

3. Drag Campaign Group to the View by section.
4. In the Stack by section: 
   1. Select Stack metrics to view the amounts of emails sent and emails delivered.
   2. Select Stack to 100% to compare the contribution over time.