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There are 8 modules in this course
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.
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.
What's included
4 videos1 reading
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4 videos•Total 5 minutes
Introduction to Tableau Fundamentals•2 minutes
Course Objectives•1 minute
Creating a Tableau Public Profile•1 minute
Download Tableau Public•1 minute
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Downloadable Files•10 minutes
Transforming Data
Module 2•1 hour to complete
Module details
In this module, we will learn to import, transform, and combine data from different tables to create a Tableau dataset.
In this module, we will learn to create the most common and popular visuals, along with a variety of interactive features such as slicers and timelines.
What's included
47 videos
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47 videos•Total 98 minutes
Creating Visuals Objectives•1 minute
The Office Store - Dashboard Requirements•1 minute
Creating Visuals Cheatsheet•0 minutes
Creating a Basic Table for Our Dashboard•2 minutes
Basic Table Formatting•2 minutes
Heatmap Basics•2 minutes
Custom Colors•1 minute
Line Chart Basics•2 minutes
Line Chart with Multiple Series•1 minute
Creating a Swapping Parameter•4 minutes
Making the Axis Title Dynamic•3 minutes
Creating a Highlight Parameter•4 minutes
Dynamic Chart Titles•1 minute
Editing Tooltips•2 minutes
Line Chart Final Touches•2 minutes
Bar Chart Basics•4 minutes
Category Subcategory Hierarchy•2 minutes
Bar Chart Tooltips Using Table Calculations•2 minutes
Bar Chart Formatting•1 minute
Lollipop Chart Basics•3 minutes
Top N Parameters•2 minutes
Dynamic Chart Title•1 minute
Lollipop Formatting•3 minutes
Scatterplot Basics•2 minutes
Profitable vs. Unprofitable•1 minute
Scatter Formatting•2 minutes
Treemap Basics•3 minutes
Treemap Top 10•1 minute
Treemap Formatting•2 minutes
Map Basics•3 minutes
Map Formatting•1 minute
Big Number Basics•3 minutes
Big Number Formatting•3 minutes
Pie Chart Basics•3 minutes
Pie Chart Formatting•1 minute
Data Source Filters•1 minute
Context Filters Using Slicers•2 minutes
Filters - Order of Operation•2 minutes
Color Coding Sheets•1 minute
Promoting a Dimension Filter to a Context Filter•1 minute
Copying Filters Across Visuals•1 minute
Creating a Timeline Filter•2 minutes
Creating Visuals Student Exercise•1 minute
Creating Visuals Student Exercise Review - Part 1•4 minutes
Creating Visuals Student Exercise Review - Part 2•4 minutes
Creating Visuals Student Exercise Review - Part 3•5 minutes
Creating Visuals Student Exercise Review - Part 4•3 minutes
Dashboard Design
Module 5•1 hour to complete
Module details
In this module, we will learn to create stunning, insightful, and interactive dashboards using multiple visuals.
What's included
19 videos
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19 videos•Total 31 minutes
Dashboard Design Objectives•1 minute
Creating a New Dashboard•1 minute
Dashboard Sizing•1 minute
Tiled vs. Floating Layout•3 minutes
Layering•1 minute
Sales Dashboard - Placing Visuals and Objects•2 minutes
Sales Dashboard - Placing Filters and Parameters•1 minute
Sales Dashboard - Formatting•1 minute
Location Dashboard - Placing Visuals and Objects•1 minute
Location Dashboard - Formatting•2 minutes
Creating a Collapsible Container for a Pie Chart•3 minutes
Modifying a Button•1 minute
Collapsible Container for Heatmap•2 minutes
Collapsible Container for Sales Table•1 minute
Using a Filter Action for Cross Filtering•2 minutes
Ensuring Slicers Work Correctly by Promoting Filters•1 minute
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