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Introduction and Getting Started

Filtering, Sorting & Grouping

  1. Advanced options for filtering and hiding
  2. Understanding various options for ordering and grouping your data
  3. Sort, Groups, Bins, Sets
  4. The interrelation between all options

Working with Data in Tableau

  1. Dimensions versus Measures
  2. Data types, Discrete versus Continuous
  3. Joining database sources
  4. Inner, Left, Right joins
  5. Blending different data sources in a single worksheet
  6. Working with extracts instead of live connections
  7. Data quality problems
  8. Metadata and sharing connections

Calculations on Data and Statistics

  1. Row-level calculations
  2. Aggregate calculations
  3. Arithmetic, string, and date calculations
  4. Custom aggregations and calculated fields
  5. Control-flow calculations
  6. Underlying mechanics
  7. Advanced Statistics
  8. Working with dates and times

Table Calculations

  1. Quick table calculations
  2. Scope and direction
  3. Addressing and partitioning
  4. Advanced table calculations

Advanced Geospatial Techniques

  1. Building basic maps
  2. Geographic fields and map options
  3. Customizing geographic views
  4. Web Map Service
  5. Visualizing non-geographic data with background images
  6. Mapping tips
  7. Distance calculations

Parameters in Tableau

  1. Creating parameters
  2. Using parameters in calculated fields
  3. Parameter control options
  4. Enhancing analysis and visualizations with parameters

Building Advanced Chart Visualizations

  1. Bar chart variations – bullet, bar-in-bar, highlights chart
  2. Date and time visualizations, Gantt charts
  3. Stacked bars, treemaps, area charts, pie charts
  4. Heat maps
  5. KPI charts
  6. Pareto charts
  7. Bullet charts

Advanced Formatting

  1. Labels
  2. Legends
  3. Highlighting
  4. Annotations

Telling a Data Story with Dashboards

  1. Dashboard framework
  2. Filter actions
  3. Highlight actions
  4. URL actions
  5. Cascading filters

Trends and Forecasting

  1. Understanding and customizing trend lines
  2. Distributions
  3. Forecasting

Integrating Tableau and R for Advanced Data Analytics

  1. Opportunity to include various data analytics methods in R, based on participant requests

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of Tableau, including data connections and basic visualizations.
  • Experience in creating dashboards and worksheets in Tableau.
  • Familiarity with basic data analysis and data visualization concepts.

Audience

  • Data analysts looking to deepen their Tableau expertise.
  • Business intelligence professionals working with data visualization.
  • Users proficient in Excel or reporting tools who are transitioning to Tableau.
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