Time Column

Time Column

A time column is a specific field in your dataset that holds time information. This could be a timestamp or a date, and it is usually used in data visualizations to track changes over a period of time.

In Pluto Insights, the time column can be used in the time-series analysis such as line charts, bar charts, or scatter plots. The time column can be set in the "Time" section of the chart creation or editing interface.

For example, if you have a dataset tracking completion data and there is a column named "Completion Date", this could be your time column. If you want to create a line chart showing the trend of completion over a year, you'd select "Completion Date" as your time column, then define your metrics (e.g., total completions), and the system will plot the completion data over time based on the information in the "Completion Date" column.
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