TABLEAU 2018 ADVANCED: Master Tableau in Data Science

Master Tableau in Data Science by solving Real-Life Analytics Problems. Learn Visualisation and Data Mining by doing!

Created byKirill Eremenko, SuperDataScience Team, Ligency

Last updated 1/2025

English

What you'll learn

Create and use Groups
Understand the difference between Groups and Sets
Create and use Static Sets
Create and use Dynamic Sets
Combine Sets into more Sets
Use Sets as filters
Create Sets via Formulas
Control Sets with Parameters
Control Reference Lines with Parameters
Use multiple fields in the colour property
Create highly interactive Dashboards
Develop an intrinsic understanding of how table calculations work
Use Quick Table calculations
Write your own Table calculations
Combine multiple layers of Table Calculations
Use Table Calculations as filters
Use trendlines to interrogate data
Perform Data Mining in Tableau
Implement Advanced Mapping Techniques
Understand Level Of Details

Course content

8 sections • 72 lectures • 9h 37m total length

Welcome to the Tableau Advanced course10:48
EXTRA: Learning Paths0:51
Some Additional Resources!!0:16
Get the materials0:05

Section Intro0:50
Updates on Udemy Reviews1:09
Project Brief: 1,000 Startups7:07
Working with Groups11:09
Creating Static Set12:24
Creating Dynamic Set7:26
Learn to create dynamic sets in Tableau, using the top tab and calculations to select top startups by growth and filter by revenue thresholds, enabling flexible visuals.
Combining Sets6:02
Controlling Sets With Parameters7:19
Dashboard: The Startup Quadrant11:38
Build a startup quadrant dashboard in Tableau with an intuitive scatterplot and aesthetics-driven color, using sets and parameters to reveal top performers for the board.
Dashboard Tricks15:48
Apply advanced Tableau dashboard techniques to craft a polished board-ready view by standardizing colors, adjusting axes, adding reference lines and drop lines, and customizing tooltips for executive insight.
Section Recap5:33
Groups and Sets

Section Intro1:12
Project Brief: Coal Terminal Utilisation Analysis16:54
Creating Multiple Joins in Tableau10:30
Calculated Fields vs Table Calculations9:08
Creating Advanced Table Calculations12:55
Saving a Quick Table Calculation8:49
Learn how to save a table calculation in Tableau, convert idle capacity to percent difference, and flip the chart to show positive values with a 10% reference line.
Specifying Direction of Computation10:06
Writing your own Table Calculations19:08
Learn to write your own table calculations in Tableau, creating calculated fields and leveraging first, index, lookup, running sum and window moving averages to analyze visuals and data gaps.
Adding a Second Layer Moving Average8:18
Quality Assurance For Table Calculations13:07
Trendlines for Power-Insights14:22
Creating a Storyline16:14
Executive Report is Ready6:22
Advanced Table Calculations

Section Intro1:00
Master advanced data preparation and analytics in Tableau by exploring box plots, trend lines, forecasting, and tips for large datasets, plus new data source level filters and blending.
Project Brief: Retail Sector Forecasts5:02
Building Box Plots in Tableau7:16
Master advanced Tableau techniques by building box plots to compare net profit margins across states, using data pivoting, disaggregation, and analytics pane insights.
Analysing Box Plots13:42
Working with Large Data Sources12:35
Pivot & Split2:43
What Does Real World Retail Look Like?11:03
Primary Use Case For Data Source Filters6:49
Trendlines10:08
Data Prep Exercise6:05
Advanced Timeseries BlendingData Prep Exercise15:51
Calculating Sales Per Capita9:59
Forecasting in Tableau11:24
How to Present a Storyline11:48
Advanced Data Prep + Analytics In Tableau

Section Intro1:00
Master advanced Tableau techniques by learning to create animated dashboards that combine five dimensions, enhance user engagement, and extract valuable insights through practical animations and expert tips.
Project Brief: World Health Trends5:34
Editing Blending Relationships8:08
Building the Visualisation5:31
Adding Animation7:30
Manually Sorting Blended Data3:57
Leaving a Trail in your Animations8:58
Master Tableau animations with show history and trails to explore fertility, life expectancy, and population trends. Drill down to individual countries and compare patterns using marks, highlights, and manual history.
Finalizing the Dashboard5:58
Animations in Tableau

Project Brief: Regional Profit Analysis3:52
Explore a regional profit analysis in Tableau by recreating a state-level visualization using level of detail calculations, with state colors for average city profits and circles for city contributions.
Preparing the workbook4:30
Aggregation and Granularity (refresher)3:54
LOD Calculations Intuition10:34
Master Tableau's level of detail calculations by using include, exclude, and fixed to perform city-level aggregations while keeping visualizations at state or higher levels, enabling calculations without changing the view.
LOD Type 1: INCLUDE13:21
Explore level of detail calculations in Tableau by including city profit while keeping the visualization at the state level, revealing city contributions to state averages.
Understanding ATTR() in Tableau7:39
LOD Type 2: EXCLUDE (Part 1)13:43
LOD Type 2: EXCLUDE (Part 2)13:49
Multiple fields in an LOD Calculation6:27
Master the Tableau level of detail calculations with include and exclude logic for multiple dimensions to correctly aggregate profit across state, city, and postal code levels.
LOD Type 3: FIXED11:49
Master fixed level of detail calculations to fix aggregation at an absolute level, replacing include and exclude methods and applying city, state, and country dimensions.
Finalizing the Visualization6:20
Level Of Detail Calculations

Section Intro1:46
Getting into shape with Polygons6:46
Background maps11:56
Solving business challenge12:03
Drawing tool for Tableau5:28
Custom images on maps5:37
Distance calculations5:41
Customizing maps with Mapbox7:01
Section Recap4:04
Recap polygons in Tableau with points and paths, using background images to create map visuals. Explore shapes, distance calculations, and Mapbox integration for blending dynamic maps.
Advanced Mapping Techniques
THANK YOU video2:40

Requirements

The basic course "Tableau 2018" is a pre-requisite
Students already need to have Tableau Desktop or Tableau Public installed

Description

Tableau Advanced Training: Master Tableau in Data Science

Master Tableau in Data Science by solving Real-Life Analytics Problems. Learn Visualisation and Data Mining by doing!

Ready to take your Tableau skills to the next level?

Want to truly impress your boss and the team at work?

This course is for you!

Hours of professional Tableau Video training, unique datasets designed with years of industry experience in mind, engaging exercises that are both fun and also give you a taste for Analytics of the REAL WORLD.

In this course you will learn:

How to use Groups and Sets to increase your work efficiency 10x
How to use Dynamic Sets
How to Control Sets With Parameters
Everything about Table Calculations and how to use their power in your analysis
How to perform Analytics and Data Mining in Tableau
How to create Animations in Tableau
And much, much more!

Each module is independent so you can start learning from wherever you see fit. The more you learn the better you will get. However, you can stop at any time you will still have a strong set of skills to take with you.

Each module is based on a unique case study, where you will need to apply Tableau in a practical way and learn theory by doing.

Who this course is for:

This course is for anyone with solid beginner level skills in Tableau
This course is for anyone who wants to take their Tableau expertise to the next level

TABLEAU 2018 ADVANCED: Master Tableau in Data Science

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 12min

Groups and Sets11 lectures • 1hr 26min

Advanced Table Calculations13 lectures • 2hr 27min

Advanced Data Prep + Analytics In Tableau14 lectures • 2hr 5min

Creating Animations in Tableau8 lectures • 47min

Level Of Detail Calculations (LOD)11 lectures • 1hr 36min

Advanced Mapping Techniques10 lectures • 1hr 3min

Congratulations!! Don't forget your Prize :)1 lecture • 1min

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