Course Outline
Introduction
- Tableau installation and setup
- Overview of Tableau software
- Exploring the Tableau user interface
Connecting to your data
- Available data connection types
- Data simplification and preparation
- Joining database sources
- Inner, outer, left, and right joins
- Blending multiple data sources within a single worksheet
Managing data in Tableau
- Utilising multiple measures in a view
- Displaying relationships between numerical values
- Viewing specific data points
- Tailoring your data presentation
- Distinguishing between dimensions and measures
- Data types: discrete versus continuous measures
Developing calculations in Tableau
- Row-level calculations
- Aggregated calculations
- Numeric, string, and date-based calculations
- Custom aggregations and calculated fields
- Quick table calculations
- Handling dates and times
Data analysis using table calculations
- Implementing quick table calculations
- Understanding scope and direction
- Addressing and partitioning techniques
Organisation, filtering, sorting and grouping
- Structuring your data
- Slicing data by date
- Simplifying and sorting data sets
- Advanced filtering and visibility options
- Exploring various ordering and grouping methods
- Utilising sorts, groups, bins, and sets
Parameters in Tableau
- Creating parameters
- Integrating parameters into calculated fields
- Configuring parameter control options
- Enhancing analysis and visualisations through parameters
Creating basic and advanced visualisations
- Cross tabs
- Geographic maps, heat maps, and tree maps
- Pie charts and bar charts
- Visualising date and time data
- Stacked bars and area charts
- KPI charts
- Dual-axis and combined charts using different mark types
- Highlight tables
- Scatter plots
Advanced formatting
- Labels
- Legends
- Tooltips
- Emphasising data with reference lines
- Annotations
Communicating data insights via dashboards
- Dashboard architecture
- Filter actions
- Parameters
- Highlight actions
- URL actions
Trends and forecasting
- Interpreting and customising trend lines
- Distributions
- Forecasting techniques
Sharing your work
- Publishing dashboards
- Utilising extracts rather than live connections
- Metadata and connection sharing
Summary and next steps:
- Final knowledge assessment and practical project
- Recommended resources for continued learning
Requirements
No prior technical or analytical experience is necessary.
Setup requirements:
None required
Target audience:
This course is ideal for learners who are new to Tableau, seeking a refresher on existing skills, or looking to explore the platform in greater depth.
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
