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The Tableau Workshop

By : Sumit Gupta, Sylvester Pinto, Shweta Sankhe-Savale, JC Gillet, Kenneth Michael Cherven
Book Image

The Tableau Workshop

By: Sumit Gupta, Sylvester Pinto, Shweta Sankhe-Savale, JC Gillet, Kenneth Michael Cherven

Overview of this book

Learning Tableau has never been easier, thanks to this practical introduction to storytelling with data. The Tableau Workshop breaks down the analytical process into five steps: data preparation, data exploration, data analysis, interactivity, and distribution of dashboards. Each stage is addressed with a clear walkthrough of the key tools and techniques you'll need, as well as engaging real-world examples, meaningful data, and practical exercises to give you valuable hands-on experience. As you work through the book, you'll learn Tableau step by step, studying how to clean, shape, and combine data, as well as how to choose the most suitable charts for any given scenario. You'll load data from various sources and formats, perform data engineering to create new data that delivers deeper insights, and create interactive dashboards that engage end-users. All concepts are introduced with clear, simple explanations and demonstrated through realistic example scenarios. You'll simulate real-world data science projects with use cases such as traffic violations, urban populations, coffee store sales, and air travel delays. By the end of this Tableau book, you'll have the skills and knowledge to confidently present analytical results and make data-driven decisions.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
Preface

Summary

This chapter introduced you to many of the geographic capabilities and methods designers and users can employ in Tableau. The ability to take geographic data and create powerful, attractive maps that integrate with other displays is a critical skill in building visual insights. You learned how Tableau maps can incorporate size, color, shapes, and filtering so users can explore and understand geographic information more thoroughly.

You also learned that while Tableau is not a dedicated mapping platform, it can be used to replicate much of the functionality of traditional mapping and GIS software. Being able to map geographic data is an essential skill in developing complete Tableau solutions for users and can be incorporated into any analysis where geospatial data is available and interacting with external map files can add an additional layer of detail to maps.

In the next chapter, you will be moving into the analysis section of the course with Chapter 7: Analysis : Creating...