Course Outline
Introduction and Initial Setup
Filtering, Sorting, and Grouping
- Advanced techniques for filtering and hiding elements
- Exploring various methods for ordering and grouping data
- Managing Sorts, Groups, Bins, and Sets
- Understanding the interplay between these options
Managing Data in Tableau
- Distinguishing between Dimensions and Measures
- Navigating data types: Discrete vs. Continuous
- Joining different database sources
- Applying Inner, Left, and Right joins
- Blending multiple data sources within a single worksheet
- Utilizing extracts in place of live connections
- Addressing common data quality issues
- Handling metadata and sharing connections
Data Calculations and Statistical Analysis
- Performing row-level calculations
- Executing aggregate calculations
- Carrying out arithmetic, string, and date-based calculations
- Developing custom aggregations and calculated fields
- Implementing control-flow logic
- Understanding the underlying processing
- Applying advanced statistical methods
- Working with date and time data
Table Calculations
- Using quick table calculations
- Defining scope and direction
- Addressing and partitioning data
- Mastering advanced table calculation techniques
Advanced Geographic Techniques
- Constructing basic maps
- Configuring geographic fields and map options
- Customizing geographic views
- Integrating Web Map Service
- Visualizing non-geographic data using background images
- Essential mapping best practices
- Performing distance calculations
Utilizing Parameters in Tableau
- Creating and managing parameters
- Incorporating parameters into calculated fields
- Configuring parameter control options
- Enhancing analysis and visualizations through parameter usage
Creating Advanced Chart Visualizations
- Variations of bar charts, including bullets, bar-in-bar, and highlight charts
- Date and time visualizations, such as Gantt charts
- Stacked bars, treemaps, area charts, and pie charts
- Heat maps
- KPI charts
- Pareto charts
- Bullet charts
Advanced Formatting
- Managing labels
- Configuring legends
- Using highlighting features
- Adding annotations
Narrating Data Stories with Dashboards
- Establishing a dashboard framework
- Implementing filter actions
- Applying highlight actions
- Setting up URL actions
- Creating cascading filters
Trends and Forecasting
- Understanding and customizing trend lines
- Analyzing distributions
- Performing forecasting
Integrating Tableau with R for Advanced Analytics
- Incorporating various R-based data analytics methods upon participant request
Requirements
- A solid grasp of Tableau fundamentals, such as establishing data connections and creating basic visualizations
- Practical experience in constructing dashboards and worksheets using Tableau
- Familiarity with core concepts in data analysis and visualization
Target Audience
- Data analysts aiming to elevate their Tableau proficiency
- Business intelligence professionals engaged in data visualization tasks
- Advanced Excel or reporting tool users looking to transition to Tableau
Testimonials (7)
Great knowledge of the content, good examples, great rapport with the class and very understanding if anyone needed extra help. Willing to stop and go back to explain things again and in a manner in which could be easily understood.
Martina O'Neill - Tech NorthWest Skillnet
Course - Tableau Advanced
Ability to direct the content covered to suit individual needs
Stefan Wroblewski - Tech NorthWest Skillnet
Course - Tableau Advanced
Ability to direct the content covered to suit individual needs
Stefan Wroblewski - Tech NorthWest Skillnet
Course - Tableau Advanced
The number of working examples.
Sharon Clarke - Tech NorthWest Skillnet
Course - Tableau Advanced
The number of working examples.
Sharon Clarke - Tech NorthWest Skillnet
Course - Tableau Advanced
Learning the different ways to present data
Katie Matthews - Quofox GmbH
Course - Tableau Advanced
all the materials and how the trainer teach
