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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

By : Tristan Guillevin
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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

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By: Tristan Guillevin

Overview of this book

Tableau is one of the leading data visualization tools and is regularly updated with new functionalities and features. The latest release, Tableau 2019.2, promises new and advanced features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 will get you up to speed with these additional functionalities. The book starts by highlighting the new functionalities of Tableau 2019.2, providing concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, you won't have to worry as the book also covers the major aspects of Tableau with relevant examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and even share data online. In the concluding chapters, you'll delve into advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join and data blending. By the end of this book, you will be able to use Tableau effectively to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.
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Index

Creating your first set of visualizations

After clicking on Sheet 1, you will enter the Worksheet workplace. This is where you create visualizations. Usually, one Worksheet answers one question.

Let's create our first visualization.

Sales and profit by sub-categories – bar charts

The first question is: What are the product sub-categories that generate the most sales and profits? To answer this, perform the following steps:

  1. Double-click on Sales in the Data pane under Measures. You should now see one bar. If you hover the mouse over the bar, you should read Sales: 2,297,201. As a measure is always aggregated, here, you can see the total sum of all the sales.
  2. On the Data pane, under Dimensions, double-click on Sub-Category. The sub-categories now split the bar. A quick look at this can tell you that Chairs and Phones are the best-selling products:
    Sales and profit by sub-categories – bar charts
  3. On the toolbar, click on the swap icon (Sales and profit by sub-categories – bar charts). By doing this, it's easier to read the sub-categories. We can do even better by clicking...
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