Learning Tableau
(TABLEAU.AJ1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-574-9About This Course
The Learning Tableau course helps you master the fundamentals of connecting to data sources, creating vivid visualizations, building interactive dashboards, and telling compelling data stories. Gain hands-on experience through guided software simulations and realistic hands-on labs using pre-configured virtual machines. Learn advanced charting techniques, calculations, and how to integrate data sources. This comprehensive training will take you from a Tableau novice to a data expert.
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Lessons
18+ Lessons | 161+ Exercises | 122+ Quizzes | 133+ Flashcards | 133+ Glossary of terms
TestPrep
44+ Pre Assessment Questions | 50+ Post Assessment Questions |
Hands-On Labs
22+ LiveLab | 00+ Minutes
Introduction
- Who this course is for
- What this course covers
- To get the most out of this course
Taking Off with Tableau
- Foundations for building visualizations
- Visualizing data
- Using Show Me
- Putting everything together in a dashboard
- Summary
Connecting to Data in Tableau
- The Tableau paradigm
- Connecting to data
- Managing data source metadata
- Working with extracts instead of live connections
- Using sets and groups
- Filtering data
- Summary
Moving Beyond Basic Visualizations
- Comparing values
- Visualizing dates and times
- Relating parts of the data to the whole
- Visualizing distributions
- Visualizing multiple axes to compare different measures
- Summary
Starting an Adventure with Calculations and Parameters
- Introduction to calculations
- Row-level calculations
- Aggregate calculations
- Parameters
- Practical examples of calculations and parameters
- Performance considerations
- Summary
Leveraging Level of Detail Calculations
- Overview of level of detail
- Level of detail calculations
- Examples of fixed level of detail calculations
- Examples of include level of detail expressions
- Example of exclude level of detail calculations
- Summary
Diving Deep with Table Calculations
- An overview of table calculations
- Creating and editing table calculations
- Quick table calculations
- Fundamental table calculation concepts
- Custom table calculations
- Practical examples
- Summary
Making Visualizations that Look Great and Work Well
- Visualization considerations
- Leveraging formatting in Tableau
- Adding value to visualizations
- Summary
Telling a Data Story with Dashboards
- Introduction to dashboards
- Designing dashboards in Tableau
- A dashboard to understand profitability
- Designing for different displays and devices
- Interactivity with actions
- A regional scorecard dashboard
- Stories
- Summary
Visual Analytics: Trends, Clustering, Distributions, and Forecasting
- Trends
- Explain Data
- Clustering
- Distributions
- Forecasting
- Summary
Advanced Visualizations
- Advanced visualizations – when and why to use them
- Slope charts and bump charts
- Waterfall charts
- Step lines and jump lines
- Sparklines
- Dumbbell charts
- Unit/symbol charts
- Marimekko charts
- Animated visualizations
- Enhancing analysis with animation
- Enhancing data storytelling with animation
- Summary
Dynamic Dashboards
- Show/Hide buttons
- Sheet swapping
- Basic principles of sheet swapping
- Using sheet swapping to change views on a dashboard
- Automatically showing and hiding other controls
- Summary
Exploring Mapping and Advanced Geospatial Features
- Overview of Tableau maps
- Rendering maps with Tableau
- Using geospatial data
- Leveraging spatial functions
- Creating custom territories
- Map layers
- Tableau mapping – tips and tricks
- Plotting data on background images
- Summary
Integrating Advanced Features: Extensions, Scripts, and AI
- Tableau Dashboard Extensions
- Tableau analytics extensions
- AI with CRM Analytics (Einstein Discovery)
- Summary
Understanding the Tableau Data Model, Joins, and Blends
- Explanation of the sample data used in this lesson
- Exploring the Tableau data model
- Using joins
- Using blends
- When to use a data model, joins, or blends
- Summary
Structuring Messy Data to Work Well in Tableau
- Structuring data for Tableau
- The four basic data transformations
- Overview of advanced fixes for data problems
- Summary
Taming Data with Tableau Prep
- Getting ready to explore Tableau Prep Builder
- Understanding the Tableau Prep Builder interface
- Flowing with the fundamental paradigm
- Using parameters in Tableau Prep Builder
- Options for automating flows
- Summary
Sharing Your Data Story
- Presenting, printing, and exporting
- Sharing with users of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Reader
- Sharing with users of Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud, and Tableau Public
- Summary
Taking Off with Tableau
- Creating a Connection in a New Workbook
- Creating Filled, Symbol, and Density Maps
- Creating a Line Chart
- Creating a Bar Chart
- Using the Show Me Toolbar
- Building a Dashboard
Connecting to Data in Tableau
- Viewing the Aggregate Data
- Connecting to an Excel File
- Managing Metadata
Moving Beyond Basic Visualizations
- Building a Bullet Chart
- Building a Bar-in-Bar Chart
- Highlighting Categories of Interest
- Creating a Gantt Chart
- Creating a Stacked Bar Chart
Starting an Adventure with Calculations and Parameters
- Performing Aggregate Calculations
- Enhancing the User Experience, Analysis, and Visualizations
Diving Deep with Table Calculations
- Performing Quick Table Calculation
Telling a Data Story with Dashboards
- Creating a Dashboard and Implementing Actions
- Using a Set Action
- Creating a Regional Scoreboard
- Creating a Story
Structuring Messy Data to Work Well in Tableau
- Creating a Union