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Learning Tableau 2022 - Fifth Edition

By : Joshua N. Milligan
Book Image

Learning Tableau 2022 - Fifth Edition

By: Joshua N. Milligan

Overview of this book

Learning Tableau 2022 helps you get started with Tableau and data visualization, but it does more than just cover the basic principles. It helps you understand how to analyze and communicate data visually, and articulate data stories using advanced features. This new edition is updated with Tableau’s latest features, such as dashboard extensions, Explain Data, and integration with CRM Analytics (Einstein Analytics), which will help you harness the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive modeling in Tableau. After an exploration of the core principles, this book will teach you how to use table and level of detail calculations to extend and alter default visualizations, build interactive dashboards, and master the art of telling stories with data. You’ll learn about visual statistical analytics and create different types of static and animated visualizations and dashboards for rich user experiences. We then move on to interlinking different data sources with Tableau’s Data Model capabilities, along with maps and geospatial visualization. You will further use Tableau Prep Builder’s ability to efficiently clean and structure data. By the end of this book, you will be proficient in implementing the powerful features of Tableau 2022 to improve the business intelligence insights you can extract from your data.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Index

Tableau mapping – tips and tricks

There are a few other tips to consider when working with geographic visualizations:

  • Use the top menu to select Map | Background Layers for numerous options for what layers of background to show as part of the map.
  • Other options for zooming include using the mouse wheel, double-clicking, Shift + Alt + clicking, and Shift + Alt + Ctrl + clicking.
  • You can click and hold for a few seconds to switch to pan mode.
  • You can show or hide the zoom controls and/or map search by right-clicking the map and selecting the appropriate option.
  • Zoom controls can be shown on any visualization type that uses an axis.
  • The pushpin on the zoom controls alternately returns the map to the best fit of visible data or locks the current zoom and location.
  • While Background Layers will often be your go-to solution for layering multiple sets of geospatial data on a map, you might also create a dual-axis map by duplicating (Ctrl...