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?

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