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Mastering Tableau

Mastering Tableau

By : Jen Stirrup, Baldwin
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Mastering Tableau

Mastering Tableau

4.4 (10)
By: Jen Stirrup, Baldwin

Overview of this book

Tableau has emerged as one of the most popular Business Intelligence solutions in recent times, thanks to its powerful and interactive data visualization capabilities. This book will empower you to become a master in Tableau by exploiting the many new features introduced in Tableau 10.0. You will embark on this exciting journey by getting to know the valuable methods of utilizing advanced calculations to solve complex problems. These techniques include creative use of different types of calculations such as row-level, aggregate-level, and more. You will discover how almost any data visualization challenge can be met in Tableau by getting a proper understanding of the tool’s inner workings and creatively exploring possibilities. You’ll be armed with an arsenal of advanced chart types and techniques to enable you to efficiently and engagingly present information to a variety of audiences through the use of clear, efficient, and engaging dashboards. Explanations and examples of efficient and inefficient visualization techniques, well-designed and poorly designed dashboards, and compromise options when Tableau consumers will not embrace data visualization will build on your understanding of Tableau and how to use it efficiently. By the end of the book, you will be equipped with all the information you need to create effective dashboards and data visualization solutions using Tableau.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Chapter 5. Table Calculations

The topic of table calculations in Tableau is so rich and deep that it alone could legitimately be the subject of an entire book. Exploring the various options that are available for each table calculation function and the various ways in which table calculations can be applied is an interesting and rewarding endeavor.

As you review the examples in this chapter, you will undoubtedly encounter techniques that you can apply in your day-to-day work; however, you may struggle to understand why some of these techniques work. Furthermore, as you read the Tableau documentation, you may be frustrated at the brevity with which certain major aspects of table calculations are covered and the complete lack of coverage of more detailed aspects. If you want to gain a deep understanding of table calculations, it is necessary to dive into forums, blogs, white papers, and videos and to experiment relentlessly. This chapter has been written with the intent of providing...

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