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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

Summary

You now have all the keys to build your first visualizations, automatically or manually. The different Mark types and properties no longer hold any mystery for you. You also learned how to build a visualization with more than two Measures using Dual Axis, Measure Names, and Measure Values.

In this chapter, you also learned how to use filters to focus on the right data. Then, we looked at pages and how to add interactivity to Tableau! To finish, we explored the most useful options, where to find them, and how to use them.

This chapter is the longest and most important one in the book. It's the core of Tableau and where you'll spend a major part of your time. I'm sure you'll enjoy building many different visualizations to find the ones that make your data shine.

Once you find the best visualizations to understand your data and answer your questions, it's time to assemble them in a Dashboard. You have probably already guessed where this is going - the next chapter...

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