Tableau is a Business Intelligence Tool used for data visualization. With Tableau you can gain insights by just visualizing the stats that you already have with you and use it for your development of your business.

Tableau Desktop is a powerful data discovery and exploration application that allows you to answer pressing questions in seconds. This video shows how you can use Tableau's drag and drop interface to visualize any data, explore different views, and even combine multiple databases together with ease.

Tableau supports ad hoc analysis for the everyday user, giving everyone in the business the ability to better see and understand their data. Plus, it allows your business analysts to publish companywide KPIs on one centralized analytics platform for easy consumption.

Overview, History, Features

  • Installation and Environment
  • The Tableau Product Line
  • Creating some powerful visualizations quickly

Visualization Concepts

  • When and How to use Charts
  • Summary Data vs. Charts

Preparing Data for Tableau

  • Working with Excel files, csv file
  • Understanding the Tableau workspace
  • How marks work

Data Management

  • Sorting a Data
  • Filters
  • Grouping and Joining Multiple Tables
  • Cross-Tabs (Pivot Tables)
  • Totals and Subtotals
  • Data Extracts

Data Manipulation & Calculations

Data Visualization

  • Creating basic Charts and Graphs
  • BAR Charts(Column Chart):- To Compare Sum, Mean or Percentage of Less than 10 Categories
  • Horizontal Bar Charts:- To Compare Sum, Mean or Percentage of More than 10 Categories
  • PIE Chart:- To Present Distribution or Proportion of Each Data over a Total Value
  • Scatter Plot: To Show Correlation between 2 Sets of Data
  • Histogram: To find out Normality in Data
  • Gantt Chart
  • Geospatial maps
  • Waterfall Chart
  • Pareto Chart: Bringing Bar Chart and Line Chart Together

Formatting

  • Options in Formatting your Visualization
  • Working with Labels and Annotations
  • Horizontal Bar Charts:- To Compare Sum, Mean or Percentage of More than 10 Categories
  • PIE Chart:- To Present Distribution or Proportion of Each Data over a Total Value
  • Scatter Plot: To Show Correlation between 2 Sets of Data
  • Histogram: To find out Normality in Data
  • Gantt Chart
  • Geospatial maps
  • Waterfall Chart
  • Pareto Chart: Bringing Bar Chart and Line Chart Together

Building Interactive Dashboards

  • Combining multiple visualizations into a dashboard
  • Making your worksheet interactive by using actions and filters
  • An Introduction to Best Practices in Visualization

Sharing Workbooks

  • Publish to Reader
  • Packaged Workbooks
  • Publish to Office
  • Publish to PDF
  • Publish to Tableau Server and Sharing over the Web