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The Tableau 2018 Comprehensive Guide

Name: The Tableau 2018 Comprehensive Guide
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Get a comprehensive skillset in Tableau and succeed in business intelligence, data visualization and in your career!

Created byR-Tutorials Training

Last updated 2/2019

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What you'll learn

choose the best visualization type
be familiar with the Tableau interface and Tableau terminology
choose a suitable Tableau product
writing custom codes for best results
be a Tableau mentor for team colleagues
perform hands on tasks in Tableau
create custom visualizations
troubleshooting

Course content

13 sections • 91 lectures • 10h 38m total length

Which Tableau Product to Choose3:34
Getting Help3:30
Explore Tableau's official help and support resources, including product guides, training videos, forums, and sample dashboards on Tableau Public, and learn to ask precise questions with sample workbooks.
The Tableau Interface - A Quick Walkthrough2:54

Selling Lures - The Story Behind Our First Project2:08
Your First Steps - Connecting to a Database & Building Your First Visualization8:07
Download the supplied .CSV document and work along.
The Show Me Tool - Picking a Suitable Chart Type7:53
Learn to use the Show Me tool to pick suitable chart types for two dimensions and one measure, transforming a crosstab into a clear bar visualization.
Customization - Highlighting and Annotating Data Points8:06
Learn to customize a Tableau visualization by highlighting a product, coloring by field, adding details and annotations, excluding values, and formatting numbers for clear insights.
Saving Workbooks - Workbook Types3:35
Check Your Knowledge - Demo Project

Aggregations - How is Your Data Processed Behind the Scenes?5:37
Download the supplied .CSV file and work along.
Calculated Fields - Custom Calculations in Tableau7:39
Note for Tableau Public users0:19
Filters - Ways to Search for Relevant Data8:30
Parameters - Make Your Graphs Interactive7:45
Exercise - Creating a 'TopN' Filter4:25
Create a bar chart of sales by product and bind a top-n parameter (1–12) to the product filter, controlling the slider-driven visualization.
Table Calculations - How Do They Work in Theory?5:09
The data used for the demonstration is included in the downloadable .CSV file.
Table Calculations in Action6:50
Exercise - Ranking Products7:30
Check Your Knowledge - The Core of Tableau

Time Series Data - Introduction to Data Roles9:17
Percent Difference - Representing Change in Values Over a Period of Time10:32
Moving Average - Create a Smoother Using Tableau's Interface10:22
Moving Average - Create a Smoother Using Custom Code13:22
Exercise - Defining a Time Frame for a Moving Average Calculation7:56
Creating a Forecasting Line9:12
Tableau's Integrated Forecasting Tool10:12
Explore Tableau's integrated forecasting tool, which uses exponential smoothing to reveal seasonality and trend in time series data, and provides automatic model selection with confidence intervals.
The Discrete Data Role10:00
Download the 'Oil futures.CSV' file and work along.
Exercise - Year on Year Difference8:14
Monitoring Data - Relative Date Filtering12:37
Date Functions - A Summary7:39
Explore Tableau date functions, including today and now for dynamic dates, day, month, and year extraction, and date part, date name, make date, make time, and date diff for calculations.
Latest Order - Another Case of Relative Date Filtering12:10
Download the 'Orders.CSV' file and work along
Exercise - Combined Bars and Line Chart5:39
Check Your Knowledge - Working With Time Series Data

Custom Hierarchies - Data Structuring in Tableau7:22
Create and use hierarchies, groups, and sets to restructure data and add insights, then drill down from region to city, shop, and sales person.
Groups - Data Structuring in Tableau7:10
Manual and Dynamic Sets - Data Structuring in Tableau5:58
Logical Statements - IF, IIF, CASE and Logical Operators6:07
Clarify the differences between if, iif, and case statements in Tableau, and explain when to use each. Compare syntax, nesting, results for nulls, and the role of logical operators.
How to Resolve a Common Error Message - Aggregation: Attribute7:04
Download the 'Lures-subset-sales.CSV' file and work along
Added Lines - Reference Line, Trend Lines, Drop Lines7:01
Show More Data - Labels, Tooltips, Cards and Highlighters5:26

Scatterplot - The Basics6:12
Download the 'faithful.CSV' file and work along
Add More Dimensions to Your Scatterplot4:36
Explore how to add more than two fields to a scatterplot in Tableau, using color, region, and shapes, with aggregated and non-aggregated measures, and build matrices to reveal trends.
Exercise - Dynamic Scatterplot9:04
Showing a Correlation Over Time - Animated Scatterplot4:33
Detecting Outliers - Circle View with Box Plots6:03
Download 'Cars.CSV' and work along.

Tableau's Map Service - How to Create Maps in Tableau7:34
Download 'cities.CSV' and work along
Dual Axis Map - Merge Symbol and Filled Maps4:30
Download the 'flights.CSV' file and work along
Maps and Paths - Show Directions of Movement and Their Volume4:12
Custom Maps - Use Any Background for Maps5:24
Download the 'metro-lines-traffic.CSV' file and the 'metro-vienna.png' image and work along
Animated Map3:02
Download the 'fiji-earthquakes.CSV' file and work along

Data Preparation - Get Your Data in Shape8:02
In this lecture I use the 'example-data.xlsx' file to demonstrate how data preparation works in Tableau
String Calculations - Splitting and Concatenating Strings13:20
Download 'names.CSV' and work along
Joins - Create a Row Level Connection Between Two Tables9:37
Download the 'join-sample-data.xlsx' document and work along
Data Blending - Connecting Data From Different Data Sources12:53
Download the files 'sales.CSV' and 'regular-customer.CSV' and work along
Calculations in a Blend11:13
Download the files 'sales-north.CSV' and 'sales-west.CSV' and work along
Union - Extend Tables with Extra Rows4:47
Download the documents 'table1.xlsx' and 'table2.xlsx'. We are using 'table1' for the first example, and 'table2' for the second one.
Tableau File Types - Sharing Your Analysis4:07

Histogram - Show the Distribution of Your Observations6:23
Download the file 'diseases-conditions.CSV' and work along
Modern Proportional Chart Types - Treemap and Packed Bubble Chart3:32
The Bump Chart - Show a Ranking Over Time7:30
The Gantt Chart - Time Management with Tableau7:02
Download 'time-management.CSV' and work along
The Gantt Chart - Daily Schedules9:31
Download 'weekly-plan.xlsx' and work along
Custom Waterfall Chart - Another Usage of the Gantt Chart3:57
Download 'coffee-shop.CSV' and work along
Bullet Graphs - Compare Performance vs. Target8:57
Download 'metrics.CSV' and work along
The Lollipop Chart2:12
Download 'sales-lollipop.CSV' and work along
Wordcloud2:36
Download 'comments.CSV' and work along

Introduction to Dashboards5:52
What Makes a Dashboard Great - Principles of Creating Effective Dashboards8:25
Actions - An Alternative Tool for Filtering and Highlighting13:09
Swapping Charts7:37
Presentation4:26
Explore how to present Tableau visualizations using classic desktop presentations, server sharing, or stories, with tips on presentation mode, sizing, and crafting stories for effective audience impact.

Requirements

To follow along you will need a computer with Tableau
You will also need basic computer skills

Description

Course Content:

creating powerful data visualizations with Tableau – we cover the default graph types like scatterplots, barcharts, treemaps, heatmaps, boxplots, time series charts, various types of dual axis charts, maps, as well as self-designed visualizations
learning the best data visualization techniques from planning to presenting the results
implementing features of Tableau to create interactive data reports
custom calculations using Tableau’s functions
preparing and shaping your data
managing multiple data connections
I will also show you how to select a Tableau product which fits your needs - paid or free
And there are many projects and exercises to practice and deepen your knowledge

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Do you want your data to be easily understood by everyone?

Do you want to create convincing charts?

Do you want a versatile graphics toolbox?

Do you want powerful formatting skills?

Do you want to highlight specific details of your data?

Well, if that is what you are looking for, congratulations – you just found it!

Tableau is a very powerful data visualization tool. Many businesses already used it and the number increases by the day. And that is no coincidence – Tableau visualizations of high quality can be produced fast, given you know Tableau!

In fact this is a very hands on course, you have plenty of opportunity and you are highly encouraged to participate in the many exercises.

Who this course is for:

Data scientists interested in data visualization
Business intelligence staff
Entrepreneurs willing to show data with Tableau
University students with a quantitative focus
Everybody interested in data visualization

The Tableau 2018 Comprehensive Guide

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 10min

Demo Project5 lectures • 30min

The Core of Tableau9 lectures • 54min

Working with Time Series Data in Tableau13 lectures • 2hr 7min

Small Things That Make Your Life Easier with Tableau7 lectures • 46min

Scatterplots5 lectures • 30min

Maps in Tableau5 lectures • 25min

Reshaping, Joining and Data Blending7 lectures • 1hr 4min

Further Chart Types9 lectures • 52min

Dashboards and Presentation5 lectures • 39min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: