Course Outline
Introduction
- Installing and setting up Tableau
- Overview of the Tableau Software suite
- Navigating the Tableau User Interface
Connecting to your data
- Available data connection options
- Data simplification and preparation
- Joining database sources
- Inner, outer, left, and right joins
- Blending multiple data sources within a single worksheet
Working with Data in Tableau
- Utilising multiple measures within a view
- Demonstrating relationships between numerical values
- Viewing specific data points
- Customising data presentation
- Understanding dimensions versus measures
- Data types: discrete versus continuous for measures
Creating calculations in Tableau
- Row-level calculations
- Aggregate calculations
- Numeric, string, and date calculations
- Custom aggregations and calculated fields
- Quick table calculations
- Managing dates and times
Analyzing Data with Table Calculations
- Quick table calculations
- Scope and direction
- Addressing and partitioning
Organizing, Filtering, Sorting & Grouping
- Organising your data
- Slicing data by date
- Simplifying and sorting data
- Advanced filtering and hiding options
- Exploring various options for ordering and grouping data
- Sort, Groups, Bins, and Sets
Parameters in Tableau
- Creating parameters
- Using parameters in calculated fields
- Parameter control options
- Enhancing analysis and visualizations with parameters
Building Basic and Advanced Visualizations
- Cross tabs
- Geographic maps, heat maps, and tree maps
- Pie charts and bar charts
- Date and time visualizations
- Stacked bars and area charts
- KPI charts
- Dual axis and combined charts with varying mark types
- Highlight tables
- Scatter plots
Advanced formatting
- Labels
- Legends
- Tooltips
- Highlighting data with reference lines
- Annotations
Telling a Data Story with Dashboards
- Dashboard framework
- Filter actions
- Parameters
- Highlight actions
- URL actions
Trends and Forecasting
- Understanding and customizing trend lines
- Distributions
- Forecasting
Sharing your work
- Publishing the dashboard
- Working with extracts instead of live connections
- Metadata and sharing a connection
Summary and Next Steps:
- Knowledge test and hands-on project at the end of the course
- Helpful resources for further learning
Requirements
No prior technical or analytical experience is necessary.
Technical Setup Requirements:
None required
Target Audience:
This programme is ideal for learners who are new to Tableau, require a refresher, or wish to deepen their understanding of the software.
Testimonials (4)
The joyful atmosphere, the openness of the knowledgeable trainer who offered us a lot of tips and tricks.
Ionut - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The training was very interactive and the trainer was very patience with us, I really enjoy it.
Laura - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The trainer was really knowledgeable in tableau and was able to understand the way of work and how to get from one point to another
Marko - MOLSONCOORS GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES SRL
Course - From Tableau Beginners to Advanced User
The energy, knowledge and style of teaching of the trainer
