Tableau for Data Visualization: Introduction


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Expected Duration
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Overview/Description

Tableau is a data visualization tool suitable for a variety of purposes and situations. Knowing the basics of this tool will help you share necessary data with stakeholders and peers in a meaningful and engaging way. This course will introduce you to Tableau's basic features and cover the fundamental operations performed with this tool.

You'll start by loading data into Tableau using a variety of file types. You'll then apply transformations to your data and choose the most appropriate visualization for it. Next, you'll learn how to analyze data in multiple related tables as well as data categories. You'll then practice setting the aesthetics of charts and garnering detailed information through chart interactions. Lastly, you'll get hands-on with the Tableau data interpreter to clean a dataset.



Expected Duration (hours)
1.3

Lesson Objectives

Tableau for Data Visualization: Introduction

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • download the public version of Tableau and install it on your machine
  • load data from a variety of file types into Tableau in order to perform an analysis
  • prepare your data for visualization by applying transformations, which are more meaningful for data analysis
  • recognize the properties of your data in order to choose the appropriate visualizations for analysis
  • analyze information in multiple data tables related to one another
  • generate a basic visualization in order to analyze categories of data
  • define the aesthetics of a Tableau chart in order to make it easier to analyze
  • gather detailed information from Tableau charts by interacting with them
  • perform some basic data cleaning on your datasets using the Tableau data interpreter
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course
  • Course Number:
    it_datadvdj_01_enus

    Expertise Level
    Beginner