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Tableau Cookbook - Recipes for Data Visualization. Click here to enter text

Tableau Cookbook - Recipes for Data Visualization. Click here to enter text

Shweta Sankhe-Savale

Ebook
Data is everywhere and everything is data!

Visualization of data allows us to bring out the underlying trends and patterns inherent in the data and gain insights that enable faster and smarter decision making.

Tableau is one of the fastest growing and industry leading Business Intelligence platforms that empowers business users to easily visualize their data and discover insights at the speed of thought. Tableau is a self-service BI platform designed to make data visualization and analysis as intuitive as possible.

Creating visualizations with simple drag-and-drop, you can be up and running on Tableau in no time.

Starting from the fundamentals such as getting familiarized with Tableau Desktop, connecting to common data sources and building standard charts; you will walk through the nitty gritty of Tableau such as creating dynamic analytics with parameters, blended data sources, and advanced calculations. You will also learn to group members into higher levels, sort the data in a specific order & filter out the unnecessary information. You will then create calculations in Tableau & understand the flexibility & power they have and go on to building story-boards and share your insights with others.

Whether you are just getting started or whether you need a quick reference on a “how-to” question, This book is the perfect companion for you
  • 1. Keep Calm and Say Hello to Tableau
  • 2. Ready to Build Some Charts? Show Me!
  • 3. Hungry for More Charts? Dig In!
  • 4. Slice and Dice – Grouping, Sorting and Filtering Data
  • 5. Adding Flavor – Create Calculated Fields
  • 6. Serve It on a Dashboard!
  • 7. The Right MIX – Blending Multiple Data Sources
  • 8. Garnish with Reference Lines, Trends, Forecasting, and Clustering
  • 9. Bon Appétit! Tell a Story and Share It with Others
  • 10. Formatting in Tableau for Desserts
  • Title: Tableau Cookbook - Recipes for Data Visualization. Click here to enter text
  • Author: Shweta Sankhe-Savale
  • Original title: Tableau Cookbook - Recipes for Data Visualization. Click here to enter text.
  • ISBN: 9781784392987, 9781784392987
  • Date of issue: 2016-12-26
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_3cgl
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing