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Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

By : Guillevin, Pires
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Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

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By: Guillevin, Pires

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Tableau is one of the leading business intelligence tools used worldwide, in organizations of every scale. In its latest release, Tableau 2018 promises richer and more useful features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x will get you up and running with these features. The book starts with all the new functionalities of the different Tableau 2018 versions, along with concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, don't worry! The rest of the book will guide you through each major aspect of Tableau with examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and share it online. In the final chapters, you'll also learn advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join, data blending, and more. By the end of the book, you will have a firm understanding of how to effectively use Tableau to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient business intelligence solutions.
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Mark properties

There are five Mark properties always available: Color, Size, Text/Label, Detail, and Tooltip. There are also three properties available only when using a specific Mark type: Shape, Path, and Angle. 

Any field used in a Mark property splits the number of Marks if it returns more than one value (except for the Tooltip). For example, if you put a Dimension that contains three different values on Color, the number of Marks is split by three. If you have more than one Dimension in Mark Properties, the number of Marks are defined by the number of existing combinations of the different Dimensions.

Let's see in detail each Property with the different options you have to make better visualizations. Again, for each Property you'll find an...

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