Course Outline
Introduction
- Setting up Tableau
- Overview of Tableau Software
- Navigating the Tableau User Interface
Connecting to your data
- Available data connections
- Simplifying and preparing data
- Joining database sources
- Inner, outer, left, and right joins
- Blending different data sources in a single worksheet
Working with Data in Tableau
- Using multiple measures in a view
- Showing the relationship between numerical values
- Viewing specific values
- Customising your data
- Dimension vs. Measure
- Data types: discrete versus continuous for measures
Creating calculations in Tableau
- Row-level calculations
- Aggregate calculations
- Numeric, string, and date calculations
- Custom aggregations and calculated fields
- Quick table calculations
- Working with dates and times
Analysing Data with Table Calculations
- Quick table calculations
- Scope and direction
- Addressing and partitioning
Organising, Filtering, Sorting & Grouping
- Organising your data
- Slicing your data by date
- Simplifying and sorting your data
- Advanced options for filtering and hiding
- Understanding the many options for ordering and grouping your data
- Sort, Groups, Bins, Sets
Parameters in Tableau
- Creating parameters
- Parameters in calculated fields
- Parameter control options
- Enhancing analysis and visualisations with parameters
Building Basic and Advanced Visualisations
- Cross tabs
- Geographic maps, heat maps, and tree maps
- Pie charts and bar charts
- Date and time visualisations
- Stacked bars and area charts
- KPI charts
- Dual axis and combined charts with different mark types
- Highlight tables
- Scatter plots
Advanced formatting
- Labels
- Legends
- Tooltips
- Highlighting data with reference lines
- Annotations
Telling a Data Story with Dashboards
- Dashboard framework
- Filter actions
- Parameters
- Highlight actions
- URL actions
Trends and Forecasting
- Understanding and customising trend lines
- Distributions
- Forecasting
Sharing your work
- Publishing the dashboard
- Working with extracts instead of live connections
- Metadata and sharing a connection
Summary and Next Steps:
- Knowledge test and hands-on project at the end of the course
- Helpful resources for further learning
Requirements
No prior technical or analytical background is required.
Set-up Requirements:
None required
Audience:
This course is designed for learners who have never used Tableau before, need a refresher, or wish to explore Tableau in greater depth.
Testimonials (4)
The joyful atmosphere, the openness of the knowledgeable trainer who offered us a lot of tips and tricks.
Ionut - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The training was very interactive and the trainer was very patience with us, I really enjoy it.
Laura - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The trainer was really knowledgeable in tableau and was able to understand the way of work and how to get from one point to another
Marko - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The energy, knowledge and style of teaching of the trainer
