Tableau for Beginners - Getting Started in Tableau

Name: Tableau for Beginners - Getting Started in Tableau
Rating: 4.3 (50 reviews)

Learn to create stunning visualizations in Tableau Desktop

Created bySimon Sez IT

Last updated 10/2022

English

What you'll learn

What Tableau is and the product suite
The Tableau interface and its major functions
Which data structures are suitable for Tableau
How Tableau reads and categorizes data
How to connect and manage data sources in Tableau
How to build a view and different chart types in Tableau
How to create a dashboard in Tableau
How to publish and share a workbook
How to use numeric, string, conditional, and analytical expressions/functions in Tableau
How to use calculated fields in Tableau

Course content

4 sections • 35 lectures • 6h 20m total length

Course Introduction2:12
WATCH ME: Essential Information for a Successful Training Experience2:03
DOWNLOAD ME: Exercise Files0:23
Tableau Introduction2:14
Tableau Product Suite Introduction5:59
Business Intelligence introduction3:01
Exploring Tableau14:17
Explore Tableau's intuitive interface, start page, and data connection options to build workbooks with sheets, dashboards, and stories, navigating the data source, canvas, and shelves to create visualizations.
Tableau Data Concepts10:43
Explore Tableau data concepts: differentiate rows and columns, recognize data types and field roles, convert wide to tall formats, and apply relationships over joins for flexible data analysis.
Connecting to Data Sources7:27
Data Sources in Tableau15:13
Tableau Workspace15:16
Creating a New View16:39
Using Multiple Data Sources13:17
Exercise 12:41
Section Quiz

Selecting a Chart Type Part 19:52
Choose the right chart type in Tableau by understanding data properties and the questions you ask, then present insights with line, bar, pie, map, and distribution charts.
Selecting a Chart Type Part 215:02
Building a View Part 115:52
Building a View Part 216:30
Learn to visualize part-to-whole relationships in Tableau with pie and doughnut charts, converting enrollee ID to a measure and using count distinct and percentage of total labels.
Designing Callout Numbers and Tables10:59
Histograms and Whisker Plots14:32
Scatter Plot and Correlation Matrix15:33
Learn to analyze relationships with scatterplots and correlation matrices in Tableau, using Pearson correlation and trend lines to reveal positive or negative associations among attributes such as length and rings.
Spatial Charts15:00
Creating a Dashboard14:59
Presenting a Story14:59
Learn to present data stories in Tableau by building a sequence of story points from multiple visualizations. Tell a marketing and customer value narrative with clear flow.
Publishing & Sharing a Workbook10:31
Publish your workbook in Tableau public to share data analysis and collaborate, enabling others to view, interact, and download the workbook in a browser or mobile app.
Exercise 26:39
Load the video game sales Excel file into Tableau, build a stacked area chart of regional sales from 1980 to 2017, and then create a genre-based tree map.
Exercise 39:54
Section Quiz

Requirements

Access to Tableau Desktop will be helpful but not necessary

Description

Tableau is one of the best data analytics and business intelligence tools available. In this course, we introduce you to this powerful, market-leading tool and get you started building your very own visualizations.

Move at your own pace as you learn how to navigate Tableau, connect to data sources, and make use of the drag-and-drop interface to create interactive charts and dashboards. We’ll cover everything from understanding business intelligence and basic data concepts to applying your own calculations, expressions, and functions in Tableau.

As you progress through the course we’ll have you testing your Tableau skills with a series of Tableau exercises and challenges.

Please note that this course focuses on Tableau Desktop and is aimed at people brand new to Tableau or people transitioning from Excel to Tableau.

In this course, you will learn:

What Tableau is and the product suite
What business intelligence is
The Tableau interface and its major functions
Which data structures are suitable for Tableau
How Tableau reads and categorizes data
Different data concepts and theory
How to connect and manage data sources in Tableau
How to navigate the Tableau workspace
How to build a view and different chart types in Tableau
How to create a dashboard in Tableau
How to publish and share a workbook
How to use calculated fields in Tableau
How to use numeric, string, conditional, and analytical expressions/functions in Tableau

This course includes:

6+ hours of video tutorials
33 individual video lectures
Exercise files to practice what you learn

Here's what our students are saying...

★★★★★ "I needed something to walk me through the basic methods for working with Tableau, and this course did that very well." -Evan Sewall

Who this course is for:

Data Analysts
Data Scientists
Anyone looking to turn raw data into meaningful business outcomes using Tableau

Tableau for Beginners - Getting Started in Tableau

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Course content

Introduction to Tableau14 lectures • 1hr 51min

Bringing Data to Life13 lectures • 2hr 50min

Calculations and Expressions in Tableau7 lectures • 1hr 39min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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