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Learning Tableau 2019

Learning Tableau 2019 - Third Edition

By : Joshua N. Milligan
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Learning Tableau 2019

Learning Tableau 2019

4.6 (7)
By: Joshua N. Milligan

Overview of this book

Tableau is the gold standard of business intelligence and visual analytics tools in every industry. It enables rapid data visualization and interpretation with charts, graphs, dashboards, and much more. Updated with the latest features of Tableau, this book takes you from the foundations of the Tableau 2019 paradigm through to advanced topics. This third edition of the bestselling guide by Tableau Zen Master, Joshua Milligan, will help you come to grips with updated features, such as set actions and transparent views. Beginning with installation, you'll create your first visualizations with Tableau and then explore practical examples and advanced techniques. You'll create bar charts, tree maps, scatterplots, time series, and a variety of other visualizations. Next, you'll discover techniques to overcome challenges presented by data structure and quality and engage in effective data storytelling and decision making with business critical information. Finally, you'll be introduced to Tableau Prep, and learn how to use it to integrate and shape data for analysis. By the end of this book, you will be equipped to leverage the powerful features of Tableau 2019 for decision making.
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Section 1: Tableau Foundations
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Section 2: Leveraging the Full Power of Tableau
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Digging Deeper - Trends, Clustering, Distributions, and Forecasting
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Section 3: Data Prep and Structuring
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Section 4: Advanced Techniques and Sharing with Others

Taking Off with Tableau

When you first encounter a dataset, often the first thing you see is the raw data—numbers, dates, text, field names, and data types. Almost certainly, there are insights and stories that need to be uncovered and told, decisions to make, and actions to take. But how do you find the significance? How do you uncover the meaning and tell the stories that are hidden in the data?

Tableau is an amazing platform for seeing, understanding, and making key decisions based on your data! With it, you will be able to achieve incredible data discovery, data analysis, and data storytelling. You'll accomplish these tasks and goals visually using an interface that is designed for a natural and seamless flow of thought and work.

To leverage the power of Tableau, you don't need to write complex scripts or queries. Instead, you will be interacting with your...

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