Tableau Expert: Top Visualization Techniques in Tableau 10

Explore domain padding and data densification in Tableau, previewing two chart-building applications and data preparation with Excel, custom SQL, and level of detail calculations, followed by a quiz.

Explore domain padding and data densification in Tableau, using date parts, show missing values, and bins to create complete date coverage and insightful histograms through table calculations.

Explore data prep in Excel by using a two pad field with values one and ten to densify data for Tableau visualizations.

Employ custom SQL in Tableau to perform data densification and padding without altering the underlying data, using a legacy Excel connection and union all to create a pad field.

Apply level of detail calculations to create one and ten across dimension combinations, enabling domain padding and data densification without data duplication, and visualize lines across start and end points.

Explore the viola chart in Tableau, applying domain padding and data densification after Excel and custom SQL data preparation to visualize wealth inequality and refine coloring and dashboards.

Explore the viola chart's background and use cases, tracing its origins with Mike Cisneros and showing how to compare two dimensions using a measure, with domain padding and data densification.

Visualize wealth inequality in the US by mapping asset-class ownership across income quintiles with the Viola chart, using pivoted and raw census data for clear comparative insights.

Explore data preparation in Excel to shape percent ownership data for a viola chart, including mapping start and end types and end percent.

Apply data preparation in Tableau using custom SQL to create a two pad dataset (1 and 49) for data densification, enabling smooth viola charts with bins and end/start type fields.

Master core calculations in Tableau by building a sigmoid curve using index, exp, and table calculations, including start and end percent, running averages, and data densification.

Build the viola chart in Tableau by using an area chart with start and end types, a dual axis, and polished tooltips and labels via padded table calculations and quintile.

Finish building the viola chart to visualize wealth distribution across quintiles. Align headers on a dashboard, reveal asset types, and interpret how assets and equities illustrate wealth inequality.

Explore hex bin charts in Tableau to aggregate data, show relative frequencies, and retain detail with hex bins in maps and plots.

Explore how census zip code data and population figures are visualized for density in Tableau using hex bin charts and data densification, with zoomable detail.

Learn base hex bin calculations in Tableau to map population density with latitude and longitude, then leverage a hex bin sizing parameter for scalable data densification.

Apply data densification with level of detail calculations to hex bin charts, deriving vertices from densified points to draw dynamic hexagons across zip codes.

Explore constructing a hex bin chart in Tableau using secondary calculations, including mapping lat/long with window averages, angle-based spacing, and population aggregation for data densification.

Build a data-densified hexagon chart in Tableau by using padding, mapping longitude and latitude to create a polygon, and color by population for US hex bins.

Apply web mercator corrections to hexbin visualizations by deriving mercator latitude and longitude from earth radius and radians, mapping to a new x y grid.

Recreate the padding calculations for hex bin data densification, generate hex long adjusted and hex lat adjusted values, and apply map long adjusted for Web Mercator corrections in Tableau.

Finish building a hex bin map in Tableau by correcting distortions, sizing hex bins, and visualizing population from the 2010 census with data densification and advanced table calculations.

Master the theory of advanced table calculations in Tableau, including basic table calculations, addressing and partitioning, level restarting, and sort order. Explore nested table calculations and data densification for charts.

Master basic table calculations in Tableau, including running total, difference from, and quick table calculations, and learn how addressing and partitioning affect view context.

Explore addressing and partitioning in Tableau table calculations, learning how to compute using running totals and percent of total across regions and segments.

Master table calculations in Tableau by applying level restart and custom sort by sum of sales, counting regions within each segment for precise, region-specific ranking.

Explore nested table calculations in Tableau by combining index and size with dynamic partitioning and addressing, then format a single position label to reveal flexible, context-aware calculations.

Master data densification in Tableau by applying a two pad field, padded bins, and running totals across domain padding. Learn how table calculations address padded values to ensure visible data.

Explore the Sankey diagram in Tableau, background, use cases, and how to build it with base and secondary calculations, including densification using a lod variant and a double sankey task.

Explore the background and use cases of the sankey diagram in Tableau, illustrating flows of relative percentages across two dimensions and a sales measure like product line and customer class.

Visualize Titanic survival by port of embarkation with a Sankey diagram in Tableau, using embarked and survived to map flows and percent survival.

Apply a sigmoid curve and t scaling in Tableau to map flows in a Sankey diagram. Map start percent to end percent and start type to end type across dimensions.

Apply rank one and rank two calculations to build the Sankey curve, using running sum over total to compute percent of total and guide the sigmoid-driven curve.

Build sankey diagram in Tableau using nested table calculations and rank across padded, embarked, and survived to compute percent of total; size with window sum and set path with padded.

Learn to create percent of total visuals for embarked and survived in Tableau, build supplemental charts to support a Sankey diagram, and assemble them into a cohesive dashboard.

Build a Sankey diagram from three base charts in Tableau, align curves, hide redundant labels, and apply hover highlight actions to reveal embarked versus survived flows across ports.

Create a double Sankey diagram from port of embarkation to survival to ticket class, using percents of total to reveal multi-dimensional flows.

Explore how to build a double Sankey diagram in Tableau, using the Sankey core and level of detail padding, addressing data densification, and creating actions on a dashboard.

Master a Likert scale chart in Tableau with table calculations, from Qualtrics data prep to cross-tab base calculations, culminating in dual-axis totals for survey visualization.

Explore the Likert scale visualization in Tableau, including its origins, naming, and best practices for displaying per-question survey distributions using Steve Wexler's techniques.

Visualize restaurant survey data in Tableau by building an interactive Likert scale chart across categories and demographics, using fake Qualtrics data.

Learn data preparation for Tableau by building a lookup table, cleaning and pivoting Qualtrics exports with two header rows, and joining lookups to survey data for accurate visualization.

Learn to build base Likert calculations in Tableau, using a crosstab to show category distributions, negative counts, and percent of total with Gantt bars for detailed visualization.

Build a Likert scale chart in Tableau by sizing and coloring bars by answer, refining axes and tooltips, and applying a custom diverging color palette for clear insights.

Add new dimensions by integrating data such as age, gender, and customer type into a Likert survey in Tableau. Analyze how these dimensions slice and contextualize the Likert results.

Learn to join demographic data with Likert-scale survey data in Tableau, explore segmentation by gender and age bins, and use table calculations to visualize and validate insights.

Master advanced dashboard layout techniques in Tableau by reviewing dashboard objects, mastering tiled and floating layouts, sizing containers, and using actions to navigate workbooks, building on prior chart types.

Explore Tableau dashboard objects, including text, image, web page, and blank, and learn how horizontal and vertical containers shape layout, including tiled versus floating mechanics and url parameters.

Explore tiled versus floating layout mechanics in Tableau dashboards, and see how tiled containers auto-size and distribute views. Learn how floating containers offer precise positioning and the trade-offs across devices.

Explore sizing techniques for dashboards in Tableau, comparing tiled and floating containers, adjusting width and height, and using fixed, automatic, and range sizing with dashboard size controls.

Build dashboard navigation in Tableau using actions to move from a starting point to an ending point, with a navigation prompt and blank shapes to manage highlighting.

Create a capstone Tableau workbook that uses a hamburger menu to accommodate regional store reporting preferences, build the base container and home page layout, and implement show-and-hide navigation.

Learn to design a hamburger menu in Tableau that navigates between the executive summary and regional dashboards, enabling drill-down to eastern and middle regions while saving space.

Master a Tableau dashboard layout using a horizontal container, two vertical containers, and a blank sheet to enable a hamburger menu with filter-driven expand and set presentation-ready sizing.

Practice building region layouts in Tableau using floating horizontal and vertical containers, placeholders, and size adjustments to create eastern and middle regions with an entire view and hidden titles.

Explore building the hamburger menu in Tableau by creating custom shapes for open and close icons, using a toggle dataset, and applying dual axes for clean visuals.

Implement a hamburger menu in Tableau by arranging icons in horizontal containers, hiding the title, and linking show/hide actions that expand and collapse a blank sheet.

Build region navigation in Tableau by creating dashboard actions that filter views across regions, manage show/hide actions, and return to the executive summary for seamless cross-dashboard exploration.

Master the final capstone by building a polished Tableau workbook with regional dashboards for all regions, executive summary navigation, and a fully implemented hamburger menu to enhance flexible visual exploration.

Learn to design a navigable Tableau dashboard using a hamburger menu, region-based filtering, and targeted actions to align charts like profit by month, profit by segment, and sankey diagrams.

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