Book description
This book simplifies the use of Tableau software functionality for novice users so that they can create powerful data visualizations easily and quickly. Since it is often very difficult and expensive to provide external training on BI tools, this book aims to equip the reader with the resource they need to do it themselves.
Jumpstart Tableau covers the basic reporting and analysis functions that most BI users perform in their day-to-day work. These include connecting to a data source, working with dimensions and measures, developing reports and charts, saving workbooks, filtering, swapping, sorting, formatting, grouping, creating hierarchies, forecasting, exporting, distributing, as well developing various chart types.
Each exercise in Jumpstart Tableau provides screenshots that cover every step from start to finish. The exercises are based on a comprehensive sample Excel-based data source that Tableau Software (version 9) has provided, which makes it very easy to duplicate the exercises on the real software.
In addition, the book:
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Contents at a Glance
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- 1. Log on to Tableau
- 2. Connecting to Two Data Sources
- 3. Exploring the Tableau Interface
- 4. Developing a Simple Visualization
- 5. Saving Tableau Workbook and Tableau Packaged Workbook
- 6. Using Basic Analysis Functions
- 7. Adding, Removing, and Renaming a Dimension
- 8. Copying or Deleting a Worksheet
- 9. Changing the Display from One Chart Type to Another
- 10. Using the Show Me Tool for Selecting a Visualization
- 11. Crosstab Display and Swapping
- 12. Sorting
- 13. More About Sorting
- 14. View Details/Underlying Data
- 15. Grouping
- 16. Building a Hierarchy
- 17. Aggregate Measures
- 18. Exclude and Keep
- 19. Filtering on the Filter Shelf
- 20. Quick Filters
- 21. Customization for Quick Filters
- 22. Quick Filters Single and Multiple Value Lists
- 23. Quick Filter Sliders
- 24. Dependency in Quick Filters
- 25. Saving in PDF Format
- 26. Exporting an Image to PowerPoint
- 27. Exporting Data
- 28. Displaying Underlying Data
- 29. Exporting Crosstab Data
- 30. Formatting
- 31. Highlighting with Colors
- 32. Axis Formatting
- 33. Formatting Tables
- 34. Top N Function
- 35. Trend Lines
- 36. Forecasting
- 37. Creating a Dashboard
- 38. Dashboard Quick Filters
- 39. Cascading Worksheet Changes in a Dashboard
- 40. Working with Dashboard Content
- Backmatter
Product information
- Title: Jumpstart Tableau: A Step-By-Step Guide to Better Data Visualization
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2016
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781484219348
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