Video description
Do you want to learn Tableau and crack the Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam? Then this course is for you.
This course is designed considering that you are an absolute beginner; you will learn even the most fundamental concepts in Tableau so that after completing this course, you can create rich visualizations easily and confidently.
It will help you prepare for and clear your Tableau Desktop Specialist exam. In this course, you will find practice tests that are designed by keeping the current exam format in mind; you will find similar kinds of questions in the exam. We will also show you how to solve the questions faster and all the detailed solutions are provided for the hands-on questions.
In this course, we will cover the following Specialist topic areas: the four exam domains—Connecting to and Preparing Data, Exploring and Analyzing Data, Sharing Insights, and Understanding Tableau Concepts.
By the end of this course, you will be well-prepared for your Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam. All the best!
What You Will Learn
- Learn Tableau concepts, create basic charts and histograms in Tableau
- Combine data from various sources using Join, Blend, and Union
- Optimize the data you use with Extracts and live connections
- Discover ways to group data using hierarchies, groups, and sets
- Improve your visualizations by adding reference and trend lines
- Filter, sort, and apply table calculations to data in Tableau
Audience
This course acts as preparatory material for the Tableau Desktop Specialist exam. No prior knowledge of Tableau is required for this course. It is also helpful for anyone who wants to learn how to visualize data using Tableau.
The course is updated with content changes as per the V2020.3 Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam.
About The Author
Vivek P.: Vivek P. is a Tableau Certified Associate with more than 12 years of IT experience with different technologies. He is enthusiastic about working with technology and strongly believes in hands-on learning. His teaching methodology is also driven by this belief.
Table of contents
- Chapter 1 : Introduction
- Chapter 2 : Understanding Tableau Concepts
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Chapter 3 : Exploring and Analysing Data
- Bar Chart, Line Chart, and Scatter Plot
- Symbol Maps
- Filled Maps
- Combined Axis Chart
- Stacked Bar Chart
- Dual Axis Chart
- Create a Density Map
- Crosstabs and Highlight Table
- Organize Dimensions into a Hierarchy
- Add a Filter to a View
- Context Filter
- Add a Date Filter
- Custom Dates
- Create Groups Using Labels and Visual Groups
- Create a Set
- Computed and Manual Sorting
- Reference and Trend Lines
- Table Calculations - Problem Statement
- Table Calculations - Concepts
- Table Calculations - Scope and Direction
- Table Calculations - Rank Calculation
- Table Calculations - Percent Total
- Create a calculated field
- Add a parameter
- Use Bins and Histograms
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Chapter 4 : Sharing Insights
- Configure Fonts
- Show and Hide Legends
- Format View for Presentation
- Use Viz Animations
- Create Basic Charts for Dashboard
- Create a Dashboard
- Apply Filters Across Multiple Worksheets
- Add Dashboard Actions
- Create Device-Specific Dashboards
- Create a Story Using Dashboards or Views
- Share a twbx as a PDF or an Image
- Publish to Tableau Server
- View and Export Underlying Data
- Export to Microsoft PowerPoint
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Chapter 5 : Connecting to and Preparing Data
- Create a Live and Extract Connection
- Live Connections Versus Extracts
- Save Metadata Properties in a TDS
- Data Model
- Understand Joins
- Use Relationships Instead of Joins
- Create a Data Source That Uses Multiple Connections (Cross-Database Joins)
- Relationships with Calculations
- Data Blending
- Use Relationships Instead of Blend
- Summarize Relationships, Joins, Blends
- Understand Unions
- Chapter 6 : Hands-On Quiz to Test Tableau Knowledge
Product information
- Title: Learn Tableau and Ace the Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2023
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781801076364
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