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Visual Analytics Fundamentals: Creating Compelling Data Narratives with Tableau
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Visual Analytics Fundamentals: Creating Compelling Data Narratives with Tableau

by Lindy Ryan
June 2023
Beginner
288 pages
7h 3m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
Content preview from Visual Analytics Fundamentals: Creating Compelling Data Narratives with Tableau

Chapter 3

Getting Started with Tableau

Application requires an environment for practice as a first step toward efficacy. This chapter shifts the focus from theory to implementation as we briefly explore the different products contained within the Tableau application suite, focusing on the Tableau Desktop 2022 user interface. We cover how to get started with Tableau Desktop, review the tool’s user interface and basic functionality, and discuss how to connect to data and ensure it is properly prepared for analysis. From here, you will be able to move on to the visual analytics process to curate visuals and create data dashboards and stories, while building skills and competencies in the market-leading data visualization tool most in demand by ...

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ISBN: 9780137957002