This course provides step-by-step instructions on how to build stunning, interactive visuals in Tableau before publishing them as part of dashboards in Tableau Public. You’ll learn techniques that help you prep and manipulate your data before creating calculations that help deliver business insights.
At the end of each chapter, you’ll apply the skills you’ve learned to hands-on examples using alternative scenarios. We also provide a fresh dataset for the final assessment, giving you yet another dataset on which to test your skills.
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This course provides step-by-step instructions on how to build stunning, interactive visuals in Tableau before publishing them as part of dashboards in Tableau Public. You’ll learn techniques that help you prep and manipulate your data before creating calculations that help deliver business insights.
At the end of each chapter, you’ll apply the skills you’ve learned to hands-on examples using alternative scenarios. We also provide a fresh dataset for the final assessment, giving you yet another dataset on which to test your skills.
This course provides step-by-step instructions on how to build stunning, interactive visuals in Tableau before publishing them as part of dashboards in Tableau Public. You’ll learn techniques that help you prep and manipulate your data before creating calculations that help deliver business insights.
At the end of each chapter, you’ll apply the skills you’ve learned to hands-on examples using alternative scenarios. We also provide a fresh dataset for the final assessment, giving you yet another dataset on which to test your skills.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to create interactive dashboards in Tableau that will deliver powerful and meaningful data-backed stories. You’ll be proficient in the basics of Tableau Public, and you’ll have a few tricks up your sleeve to create visuals and dashboards that impress.
By completing this course, you will be able to:
Import, transform, and combine data from different tables to create a Tableau dataset.
Use basic and table calculations to turn data into meaningful metrics.
Create the most common and popular visuals, along with a variety of interactive features such as slicers and timelines.
Give users options of which metrics to see, or which to highlight in a given visual.
Create stunning, insightful, and interactive dashboards using multiple visuals.
Use simple tricks like collapsible containers to give your dashboards a professional edge.
This Tableau course is perfect for professionals who have a solid understanding of data analysis and want to expand their skill set to include Tableau’s world-leading visualizations. This course is designed to equip anyone who desires to begin a career in business analysis—or other roles that require displaying and analyzing data sets—with a fundamental knowledge of this core tool.
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This course provides step-by-step instructions on how to build stunning, interactive visuals in Tableau, before publishing them as part of dashboards in Tableau Public. We will learn techniques that help you prep and manipulate your data, before creating calculations that help deliver business insights.
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Review the basics of data visualization
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Review the fundamental concepts and techniques of data visualization to strengthen your foundation before starting the course.
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Data Visualization
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Go over the different types of data visualizations and their uses.
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Practice creating basic visualizations using a data visualization tool.
Solve Tableau practice problems
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Sharpen your Tableau skills by solving practice problems that cover different aspects of the software.
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Find online resources or books that provide Tableau practice problems.
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Solve the practice problems and review your answers.
Follow online tutorials on Tableau
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Supplement your learning by following online tutorials that cover specific Tableau techniques or features.
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Search for online tutorials on Tableau that align with your learning goals.
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Follow the tutorials and practice the techniques demonstrated.
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Build a simple dashboard in Tableau
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Apply the skills you learn in the course by building a dashboard to visualize and analyze a dataset of your choice.
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Choose a dataset that interests you.
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Connect the dataset to Tableau and explore the data.
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Create visualizations to represent different aspects of the data.
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Design a dashboard layout and arrange the visualizations.
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Publish the dashboard and share it with others.
Attend a Tableau workshop or training session
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Gain hands-on experience and learn from experts by attending a Tableau workshop or training session.
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Find and register for a Tableau workshop or training session that meets your needs.
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Attend the workshop or training session and actively participate in the activities.
Create a blog post or article on a Tableau feature
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Deepen your understanding of Tableau by researching and writing about a specific feature or technique.
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Choose a Tableau feature that interests you.
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Research and gather information about the feature.
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Write a blog post or article that explains the feature and provides examples of its use.
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Share your blog post or article with others.
Contribute to an open-source Tableau project
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Deepen your understanding of Tableau and give back to the community by contributing to an open-source Tableau project.
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Find an open-source Tableau project that aligns with your interests.
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Review the project documentation and identify ways you can contribute.
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Make a contribution to the project and submit a pull request.
Review the basics of data visualization
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Review the fundamental concepts and techniques of data visualization to strengthen your foundation before starting the course.
Browse courses on
Data Visualization
Show steps
- Go over the different types of data visualizations and their uses.
- Practice creating basic visualizations using a data visualization tool.
Solve Tableau practice problems
Show steps
Sharpen your Tableau skills by solving practice problems that cover different aspects of the software.
Browse courses on
Tableau
Show steps
- Find online resources or books that provide Tableau practice problems.
- Solve the practice problems and review your answers.
Follow online tutorials on Tableau
Show steps
Supplement your learning by following online tutorials that cover specific Tableau techniques or features.
Browse courses on
Tableau
Show steps
- Search for online tutorials on Tableau that align with your learning goals.
- Follow the tutorials and practice the techniques demonstrated.
Build a simple dashboard in Tableau
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Apply the skills you learn in the course by building a dashboard to visualize and analyze a dataset of your choice.
Browse courses on
Tableau
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- Choose a dataset that interests you.
- Connect the dataset to Tableau and explore the data.
- Create visualizations to represent different aspects of the data.
- Design a dashboard layout and arrange the visualizations.
- Publish the dashboard and share it with others.
Attend a Tableau workshop or training session
Show steps
Gain hands-on experience and learn from experts by attending a Tableau workshop or training session.
Browse courses on
Tableau
Show steps
- Find and register for a Tableau workshop or training session that meets your needs.
- Attend the workshop or training session and actively participate in the activities.
Create a blog post or article on a Tableau feature
Show steps
Deepen your understanding of Tableau by researching and writing about a specific feature or technique.
Browse courses on
Tableau
Show steps
- Choose a Tableau feature that interests you.
- Research and gather information about the feature.
- Write a blog post or article that explains the feature and provides examples of its use.
- Share your blog post or article with others.
Contribute to an open-source Tableau project
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Deepen your understanding of Tableau and give back to the community by contributing to an open-source Tableau project.
Browse courses on
Tableau
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- Find an open-source Tableau project that aligns with your interests.
- Review the project documentation and identify ways you can contribute.
- Make a contribution to the project and submit a pull request.
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