In the previous chapters, we've seen how to use Rattle to modify and explore our data. The exploration we've done is mainly a mathematical exploration. Qlik Sense is the perfect tool to explore and understand the data from a business point of view. Qlik Sense is easy and intuitive. In this chapter, we'll create a simple application in order to explore the basics of Qlik Sense.
To create a simple application, we'll follow these steps:
Segmenting the customers means dividing our customers into groups relevant to our business. Customers are divided based on demography, behavior, and other indicators. Analyzing your customers and dividing them into different groups allows you to be more accurate in your marketing activities.
There are different types of customer segmentation; some of them are:
In this chapter, we'll develop an application that allows us to visually create customer segments based on different variables. In the next chapter, we'll create a system that will automatically segment our customers based on their shopping habits in the main product categories. The main objective of this application is improving our knowledge of our customers to address more effective marketing activities.