Answer

Step 1: Create the view

1. Open Tableau Desktop and connect to the Superstore sample data source.
2. Drag City to Rows.
3. Drag Number of Records to Text on the Marks card.
4. Sort City descending accroding to sum of Number of Records.

Step 2: Create the two needed parameters

1. In the Data pane, click the drop-down arrow in the upper right corner and select Create Parameter.
2. In the Create Parameter dialog box, do the following and then click OK:

• Give the field a Name, for example: Bottom Pct.
• For Data type, select Float.
• For Display format, select Percentage.
• For Allowable values, select Range.
• Set Minimum to 0.05, Maximum to 0.25 and Step size to 0.05.
• Right-click Bottom Pct. in the Parameter pane of the Data window and select Show Parameter Control.

3. Repeat the above steps to create another parameter Top Pct. with Minimum to 0.75, Maximum to 1.0 and Step size to 0.05.

Step 3: Create a calculated field that only includes the middle Y% of values.

1. Choose Analysis > Create Calculated Field.
2. In the Calculated field dialog box, do the following and then click OK:

• Name the calculated field, for example, Filtered Sales.
• Copy and paste the following statements to the formula field:

Step 4: Create a filter that can exclude the bottom/top X% of values of the data.

1. Drag the calculated field Filtered Sales created above to the Filters shelf.
2. In the Filter Filed dialog box, select All values and click Next.
3. Select Special > Non-null values and click OK. 

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