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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.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Index

Chapter 6. Design Insightful Visualizations

Finally! Visualization! I know it was tempting to skip the last few chapters and start here, but everything you learned earlier is crucial. That's not because you won't be able to understand this chapter, but because you'll miss an essential part of what Tableau can do for you.

Creating visualizations is the core of Tableau and there is a lot to say! In this chapter, we'll cover the following topics:

  • Creating visualization
  • Mark types
  • Mark properties
  • Using multiple measures
  • Filters
  • Pages
  • Options and formats

In this chapter, we'll primarily use Tableau's Sample - Superstore saved data source for our examples. You can find it on the first page when you open Tableau, in the bottom-left of the screen:

All you need to do is to simply click on it, and then you're ready. The data source is based on the Sample -Superstore Excel file and uses many of the features that we saw in Chapter 5, Building an Efficient Data Source...

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