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description: Compare values across equal, cyclical time periods to highlight differences in magnitude with a Tableau Next Nightingale rose chart. Include additional dimensions to compare patterns across groups while preserving the cyclical sequence. For example, visualize monthly sales by region to identify seasonal peaks and compare sales patterns across regions throughout the year.
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# Analyze Seasonal Patterns with Nightingale Rose Charts

Compare values across equal, cyclical time periods to highlight differences in magnitude with a Tableau Next Nightingale rose chart. Include additional dimensions to compare patterns across groups while preserving the cyclical sequence. For example, visualize monthly sales by region to identify seasonal peaks and compare sales patterns across regions throughout the year.

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1. From the Show Me pane in your visualization, click the ![Nightingale Rose chart thumbnail in the Show Me pane](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-tua-264-0-0-production-enus/d794334f-d174-49d3-a4d2-a615bd2e54aa/tua/images/tua_nightingale_rose_thumbnail.png) thumbnail. The layout changes to Nightingale Rose, and the pane shows the required fields and supported field encodings for the chart type.
2. From the Data pane in your visualization, drag the dimension field you want to analyze onto **Slices**. For the chart in the example, select **Order Date** and set the date part to **Month**.
3. Drag a continuous measure field, such as **Sum of Sales**, onto **Rings**.
4. To compare patterns across groups, such as regions, drag **Region** onto **Color**.
5. You can further customize the visualization with labels or tooltips to make the chart easier to interpret.
6. Save your visualization.
7. Optionally, drag a measure onto KPI to highlight its value in the center of the chart.

![Nightingale rose chart comparing monthly sales by region.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-tua-264-0-0-production-enus/d794334f-d174-49d3-a4d2-a615bd2e54aa/tua/images/tua_nightingale_rose.png)