Course Outline
Introduction
- Setting up Tableau
- Overview of Tableau software
- Navigating the Tableau user interface
Connecting to your data
- Available data connections
- Simplifying and preparing data
- Joining database sources
- Inner, outer, left, and right joins
- Blending different data sources within a single worksheet
Working with Data in Tableau
- Using multiple measures in a view
- Illustrating relationships between numerical values
- Viewing specific values
- Customizing your data
- Dimension vs. Measure
- Data types: discrete versus continuous measures
Creating calculations in Tableau
- Row-level calculations
- Aggregate calculations
- Numeric, string, and date calculations
- Custom aggregations and calculated fields
- Quick table calculations
- Managing dates and times
Analyzing Data with Table Calculations
- Quick table calculations
- Scope and direction
- Addressing and partitioning
Organizing, Filtering, Sorting & Grouping
- Organizing your data
- Slicing data by date
- Simplifying and sorting data
- Advanced filtering and hiding options
- Understanding various options for ordering and grouping data
- Sorting, Groups, Bins, and Sets
Parameters in Tableau
- Creating parameters
- Using parameters in calculated fields
- Parameter control options
- Enhancing analysis and visualizations with parameters
Building Basic and Advanced Visualizations
- Cross tabs
- Geographic maps, heat maps, and tree maps
- Pie charts and bar charts
- Date and time visualizations
- Stacked bars and area charts
- KPI charts
- Dual-axis and combined charts with different mark types
- Highlight tables
- Scatter plots
Advanced formatting
- Labels
- Legends
- Tooltips
- Highlighting data with reference lines
- Annotations
Telling a Data Story with Dashboards
- Dashboard framework
- Filter actions
- Parameters
- Highlight actions
- URL actions
Trends and Forecasting
- Understanding and customizing trend lines
- Distributions
- Forecasting
Sharing your work
- Publishing the dashboard
- Using extracts instead of live connections
- Metadata and sharing connections
Summary and Next Steps:
- Knowledge test and hands-on project at the course conclusion
- Helpful resources for continued learning
Requirements
No prior technical or analytical experience is necessary.
Setup Requirements:
None required
Audience:
This course is tailored for learners who have never used Tableau, require a refresher on its capabilities, or wish to explore the platform in greater depth.
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Testimonials (4)
The joyful atmosphere, the openness of the knowledgeable trainer who offered us a lot of tips and tricks.
Ionut - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The training was very interactive and the trainer was very patience with us, I really enjoy it.
Laura - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The trainer was really knowledgeable in tableau and was able to understand the way of work and how to get from one point to another
Marko - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The energy, knowledge and style of teaching of the trainer
