Jumpstart Tableau : A Step-By-Step Guide to Better Data Visualization / by Arshad Khan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khan, Arshad., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software.

Software engineering—Management.

Software engineering.

Computer and Information Systems Applications.

Software Management.

Software Engineering.

Tableau (Computer file).

Local Subjects:

Computer and Information Systems Applications.

Software Management.

Software Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 386 p. 368 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book simplifies the use of Tableau software functionality for novice users so that they can create powerful data visualizations easily and quickly. Since it is often very difficult and expensive to provide external training on BI tools, this book aims to equip the reader with the resource they need to do it themselves. Jumpstart Tableau covers the basic reporting and analysis functions that most BI users perform in their day-to-day work. These include connecting to a data source, working with dimensions and measures, developing reports and charts, saving workbooks, filtering, swapping, sorting, formatting, grouping, creating hierarchies, forecasting, exporting, distributing, as well developing various chart types. Each exercise in Jumpstart Tableau provides screenshots that cover every step from start to finish. The exercises are based on a comprehensive sample Excel-based data source that Tableau Software (version 9) has provided, which makes it very easy to duplicate the exercises on the real software. In addition, the book: Enables readers to develop reports, queries, and visualizations Perform data analysis Execute each function in a step-by-step manner Provides the basic hands-on ability which can enable users to work up to more advanced and complex Tableau functionality Shows how to integrate individual development of content, such as tables/charts and visualizations., onto a dashboard for an effective presentation.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Logon to Tableau

Chapter 2: Connecting to Two Data Sources

Chapter 3: Exploring the Tableau Interface

Chapter 4: Developing a Simple Visualization

Chapter 5: Saving Tableau Workbook and Tableau Packaged Workbook

Chapter 6: Using Basic Analysis Functions

Chapter 7: Adding, Removing, and Renaming a Dimension

Chapter 8: Copying or Deleting a Worksheet

Chapter 9: Changing the Display from One Chart Type to Another

Chapter 10: Using the Show Me Tool for Selecting a Visualization

Chapter 11: Crosstab Display and Swapping

Chapter 12: Sorting

Chapter 13: More about Sorting

Chapter 14: View Detail/Underlying Data

Chapter 15: Grouping

Chapter 16: Building a Hierarchy

Chapter 17: Aggregate Measures

Chapter 18: Exclude and Keep

Chapter 19: Filtering on the Filter Shelf

Chapter 20: Quick Filters

Chapter 21: Customization for Quick Filters

Chapter 22: Quick Filters Single and Multiple Value Lists

Chapter 23: Quick Filters Sliders

Chapter 24: Dependency in Quick Filters

Chapter 25: Saving in PDF Format

Chapter 26: Exporting an Image to PowerPoint

Chapter 27: Exporting Data

Chapter 28: Displaying Underlying Data

Chapter 29: Exporting Crosstab Data

Chapter 30: Formatting

Chapter 31: Highlighting with Colors

Chapter 32: Axis Formatting

Chapter 33: Formatting Tables

Chapter 34: Top N Function

Chapter 35: Trendlines

Chapter 36: Forecasting

Chapter 37: Creating a Dashboard

Chapter 38: Dashboard Quick Filters

Chapter 39: Cascading Worksheet Changes in a Dashboard

Chapter 40: Dashboard Layout Formatting. .

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781484219348

1484219341

OCLC:

952336888