View anomalies in Analysis Workspace

Select the column settings icon in the column header, then ensure that the Anomalies option is selected in the list of options. For more information, see Column settings.

Click away from the settings menu to view the updated table.

Anomalies are shown in the table as follows:

A dark gray triangle appears in the upper-right corner of each row where a data anomaly is detected.

The colored vertical line in each row indicates the expected value. The colored shaded area in each row indicates the actual value. How the line (expected value) compares with the shaded area (actual value) determines whether there is an anomaly. (An observation is considered anomolous based on the advanced statistical techniques described in Statistical techniques used in anomaly detection.)

Select the gray triangle in the upper-right corner of a row to view details about the anomaly. This shows the extent (as a percentage) to which the actual value diverges either above or below the expected value.

Select the settings icon in the visualization header, then ensure that the Show anomalies option is selected in the list of options. For more information, see Line.

(Optional) To allow the confidence interval to scale the chart, select the settings icon in the visualization header, then select the option, Allow anomalies to Scale Y-axis.

This option is not selected by default because it can sometimes make the chart less legible.

Click away from the settings menu to view the updated line chart.

Anomalies are shown in the line chart as follows:

A white dot appears on the line wherever a data anomaly is detected. (An observation is considered anomolous based on the advanced statistical techniques described in Statistical techniques used in anomaly detection.)

The light shaded area is the confidence band, or expected range, where values should occur. Any value that falls outside of this expected range is an anomaly.

If you have multiple metrics in the line chart, only the anomalies are shown and you have to hover over each anomaly to see the confidence band for that metric.

The dotted line is the exact expected value.

Click an anomaly (white dot) to view the following information:

• The date the anomaly occurred

• The raw value of the anomaly

• The percentage value above or below the expected value, which is represented by the solid green line.

• The Analyze link to start Contribution Analysis

  (See Anomaly Detection overview for more information.)