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Tableau Course For Absolute Beginners
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Tableau Course For Absolute Beginners

Tableau Desktop Specialist Foundation Course
Last updated 9/2024
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Basics of Tableau
  • Familiar with tableau
  • Tableau Interface
  • Charts
  • Filters

Course content

2 sections61 lectures5h 8m total length
  • Start_1:23

    Kick off your Tableau journey for absolute beginners by getting started with the Tableau interface and essential starter concepts.

  • Introduction9:51

    Connect Tableau to a Microsoft Excel data source, select dimensions and measures, and create basic visualizations, dashboards, and stories.

  • Download1:50

    Discover how to download the free trial, activate your account via email, set a password, and log in to start the free trial.

  • Install1:13

    Install tableau desktop by double-clicking the downloaded file, accept the license terms, allow changes to your device, and start using after a 5–10 minute setup, with a two-week trial.

  • Connect with Database0:50

    Connect to a database by creating a new data source, selecting Microsoft Excel, and dragging the orders to establish the connection and view the table.

  • Tableau Live & Extract1:51

    Compare live connections and extracts in Tableau by using a Microsoft Excel data source; see how live links update with changes, while extracts provide a static historical copy.

  • View tables2:44

    Explore viewing tables in Tableau by importing a Microsoft Excel data source, then inspect orders, returns, and users in view form and filter top rows to sample data.

  • Data Types2:16

    Learn the core data types in Tableau, including number (integer and decimal), date time, string, boolean (true/false), and geographical as a feature.

  • Tableau Work Sheet Interface6:03

    Explore the Tableau worksheet interface, connect to an Excel data source, drag dimensions and measures to shelves to build charts, customize marks, and reset cards to default for clear reports.

  • Data Types Symbol10:08

    Learn how Tableau represents data types with symbols, including hash for number, string for text, and calendar for date, along with geographic and boolean examples.

  • Adding new Sheet1:44

    Add a new sheet to your workbook by clicking the plus sign in the workspace or top bar, and visualize data as tables or charts using the worksheet interface.

  • Product Category & Sales2:13

    Explore product category and sales analytics by visualizing results with dimensions and measures in the Tableau workspace. Drag product category to columns and profit to rows to compare profits.

  • Make Hierarchy7:11

    Set and explore hierarchies by assigning first, second, and third priorities to dimensions like product category, subcategory, and region, then create and visualize the hierarchy in Tableau.

  • Grouping5:26

    Master grouping in Tableau by dividing a dimension into groups, such as group a and group b, editing group members, and observing how totals update with each change.

  • Date Filter13:06

    Learn to apply date filters in Tableau by dragging order date to filters, selecting year, quarter, month, or day, and using single or multi value options for precise views.

  • Keeponly and Exclude6:02

    Learn how keep only and exclude filter data in Tableau by selecting a dimension like subcategory, dragging sales to the shelf, and choosing items to keep or exclude.

  • Granularity6:57

    Explore granularity by dividing data into chunks, illustrated through a pizza analogy, and apply it in Tableau to split sales into product category and subcategory slices for visualization.

  • Table into chart form4:39

    Explore converting a table into a chart in Tableau by placing a dimension in rows, a measure in columns, and applying bar chart labels and sorting options.

Requirements

  • no prior experience is require

Description


This course is designed specifically for freshers or absolute beginners only.

Tableau is a leading data visualization tool used for data analysis and business intelligence. Gartner's Magic Quadrant classified Tableau as a leader for analytics and business intelligence.


Advantages of Tableau

  • Data visualization.

  • Quickly Create Interactive visualizations.

  • Ease of Implementation.

  • Tableau can handle large amounts of data.

  • Use of other scripting languages in Tableau.

  • Mobile Support and Responsive Dashboard.

  • Tableau Company Strategy.

  • Scheduling or notification of reports.


PROBLEMS YOU'VE EXPERIENCED WITH EXCEL IN THE PAST

  • Excel becomes slow or crashes when you have lots of data, formatting and Charts inside a workbook.

  • Mistakenly working on the wrong file you saved.

  • It’s so annoying to email multiple Excel files to the same people everyday.

  • It takes hours to create a dashboard with multiple charts and formula functions.

  • Some time Excel files are used to store the large amount data which is a very wrong decision because to update the data everyday on that file is a headache because it takes so much time to get open and then to get save.



Section 1:Booster Base

Lecture 1:Start_

Lecture 2:Introduction

Lecture 3:Download

Lecture 4:Install

Lecture 5:Connect with Database

Lecture 6:Tableau Live & Extract

Lecture 7:View tables

Lecture 8:Data Types

Lecture 9:Tableau Work Sheet Interface

Lecture 10:Data Types Symbol

Lecture 11:Adding new Sheet

Lecture 12:Product Category & Sales

Lecture 13:Make Hierarchy

Lecture 14:Grouping

Lecture 15:Date Filter

Lecture 16:Keeponly and Exclude

Lecture 17:Granularity

Lecture 18:Table into chart form

Lecture 19:Important



Section 2:Charts

Lecture 22:Introduction to Charts

Lecture 23:Charts

Lecture 24:Bar Chart

Lecture 25:Line Chart

Lecture 26:Line Chart size measure

Lecture 27:Final_


Who this course is for:

  • For Absolute beginners
  • Its only a demo course