Tableau for Data Visualization

Course details

Develop a thorough understanding of Tableau visualization basics and advanced concepts. Explore how to build dashboards, prepare and transform data, and master storytelling using Tableau. This course has hands-on exercises so you can observe real-world application of Tableau features and capabilities. Follow along with interactive projects to tackle data visualization challenges. By the end of this course, you will be more equipped and ready to use Tableau Desktop, Prep Builder, and Cloud.

Concepts

Introduction

Instructor and course introductions

Introduction to Tableau

What is Tableau
Installing Tableau
Tableau UI walkthrough

Building Your First Visualization

Creating a bar chart
Colors
Filters and formatting

Calculations, Groups, Bins, and Parameters

Time series aggregations
Categorical aggregations
Calculated fields
Table calculations
Groups
Bins and parameters

Creating Dashboards + Mini Project

Creating our visualizations
Building the dashboard
Formatting our dashboard
Adding filters
Adding highlighting
Sharing our dashboard

Joins, Relationships, and Unions

What are joins
Relationships and joins
Connecting multiple datasets
Unions
Joining on real data

Storytelling, Geographical Maps, and Hierarchies

Creating hierarchies
Building geographical maps
Creating visualizations for stories
Creating our story (Mini Project)

Different Visualizations

Histograms
Box and whisker plots
Area charts
Dual combination chart
Gantt chart
Treemaps and packed bubble charts

Advanced Data Preparation, Data Cleaning, and Analysis

Data interpreter - Part 1
Data interpreter - Part 2 and pivoting data
Splitting and combining columns
Analytics tab
Clusters
Forecasting
Table calculations
LOD (level of detail) expressions

Tableau Prep Builder + Tableau Cloud

Introduction and installation of Tableau Prep and Cloud
Tableau Prep UI walkthrough
Data cleaning, aggregations, and outputs
Tableau Cloud and automations

Final Project

Final project - KPI Dashboard

Congratulations

Congratulations