Tableau for dummies
Discover how visualization turns data into action Tableau gives you the power to understand your data and put it in a format that is appealing and meaningful for everyone who needs to see it. Tableau For Dummies walks you through the steps to turn your data into a story that inspires action. This ea...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2023]
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| Edición: | Second edition |
| Colección: | --For dummies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009752737106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1 Tackling Tableau Basics
- Chapter 1 Learning Tableau Lingo
- What Is Tableau?
- Tableau and Business Intelligence
- Connecting Big Data with Business Intelligence
- Analyzing Data with Tableau
- Visualizing Data
- Understanding Key Tableau Terms
- Data source
- Data type
- Data fields
- Dimensions and measures
- Continuous versus discrete
- Filter
- Aggregation
- Workbook and worksheet
- Gearing Up for the Tableau Journey
- Understanding installation prerequisites
- Getting familiar with Tableau file types and sources
- Chapter 2 Venturing into Tableau Versions
- Getting to Know the Tableau Product Line
- Tableau Desktop
- Tableau Prep
- Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud
- Tableau Public
- Tableau Reader
- Tableau CRM Analytics
- Tableau Data Management
- Tableau Advanced Management
- Choosing the Right Version
- Chapter 3 Mapping Out the Data Journey
- Cycling Down the Tableau Highway
- Identifying the right question or business need
- Getting raw data
- Choosing mapping techniques
- Viewing and preparing datasets
- Developing visual insights
- Publishing and sharing insights
- Knowing What Tools You Need in Each Stage of the Data Life Cycle
- Understanding User Types and Their Capabilities
- Viewer
- Explorer
- Creator
- Engaging Users Based on User Type
- Access
- Author
- Prepare
- Interact
- Collaborate
- Govern
- Part 2 Prepping Data in Tableau
- Chapter 4 Connecting Your Data
- Understanding Data Source Options
- Connecting to Data
- Making the Desktop or Prep connection
- Locating the Server and Online connections
- Setting Up and Planning the Data Source.
- Relating and Combining Data Sources
- Working with Data Relationships
- Knowing the advantages of relationships
- Seeing the disadvantages of relationships
- Creating relationships
- Editing relationships
- Moving tables to create different relationships
- Changing the root table of a relationship
- Removing tables from a relationship
- Joining Data
- Understanding join types
- Setting up join clauses
- Creating a join
- Joining fields that contain null values
- Blending data from multiple sources
- Working with clipboard data
- Chapter 5 Ready, Set, Data Prep: Readying Your Data for Prime Time
- Dabbling in Data Flows
- Connecting the data dots
- Going down the data flow pathway
- Configuring the data flow
- Going with the data flow
- Refreshing data in the input step
- Extract input step updates
- Creating a union among files or database tables in the input step
- Joining data and input steps
- Nurturing a flow
- Grouping flows
- Filtering flows
- Advanced filtering options
- Data cleansing options
- Using Split Value
- Calculating values
- Validating Data
- Assigning roles to data
- Publishing output as a data role
- Saving Prep Data
- Saving flows
- Automating flows
- Viewing outputs on Tableau Desktop
- Crafting published data sources
- Chapter 6 Structuring Data for Liftoff
- Dipping into Data Structure and Results
- Peering into Data Structures
- Rows and records
- Columns and fields
- Categorizing fields
- Structuring for Data Visualization
- Binning and histograms
- Distributions and outliers
- Pivoting with data: Tall versus wide
- Normalizing Data
- Part 3 Telling the Data Story in Tableau
- Chapter 7 Touring Tableau Desktop
- Getting Hands-On in the Tableau Desktop Workspace
- Making use of the Tableau Desktop menus
- File menu
- Data menu
- Worksheet menu
- Dashboard menu.
- Story menu
- Analysis menu
- Map menu
- Format menu
- Server menu
- Window menu
- Help menu
- Tooling around in the toolbar
- Understanding sheets versus workbooks
- Renaming sheets
- Deleting sheets
- Integrating Filters and Actions
- Filtering for the needle in the haystack
- Activating your viz with actions
- Getting Guidance from Tableau for Your Visualization and Analysis
- Differentiating between a Dashboard and a Story
- Customizing the Workspace
- Rearranging workspace cards
- Putting your data in motion using Presentation Mode
- Showing and hiding workspace features
- Chapter 8 Visualization Foundations in Tableau
- Finding the Ideal Dataset
- Connecting to the Data Source in Desktop
- Introducing the Visualizations
- The text table
- The heat map and highlight table
- Creating a heat map
- Creating a highlight table
- Maps with and without symbols
- The pie chart
- The bar chart
- The treemap
- Circles and bubbles
- The line chart
- The area chart
- The dual combination chart
- The scatter plot
- The histogram
- The box and whisker plot
- The Gantt chart
- The bullet chart
- Converting a Visualization to a Crosstab
- Publishing Visualizations
- Chapter 9 Analytic Practices in Action
- Understanding Calculations
- Crafting Calculated Fields
- Starting with a simple calculated field
- Formatting your calculations
- Getting the syntax of a calculation right
- Evaluating Your Data Using the Explain Data Feature
- Spotting Patterns in the Data through the Analytics Tools
- Chapter 10 Showcasing Data with Dashboards and Stories
- Dashboards in Tableau
- Configuring the dashboard
- Customizing the dashboard
- Adding Objects to Dashboards
- Tackling text, fonts, and color
- Integrating images and logos
- Weaving in web pages
- Buttoning up the dashboard
- Extending the dashboard.
- Adhering to best practices for dashboard design
- Acing Accessibility with Tableau
- Synthesizing Data through a Tableau Story
- Planning your story to perfection
- Surveying the story workspace
- Crafting the story
- Formatting the story
- Enhancing Visualizations with Actions
- Part 4 Showcasing Your Data in the Tableau Cloud
- Chapter 11 Collaboration and Publishing with Tableau Cloud
- Comparing the Desktop to the Cloud
- Strolling through the Tableau Cloud Experience
- Evaluating Personal Features in Tableau Cloud
- Personal Space
- Favorites
- Recents
- Sharing Experiences and Collaborating with Others
- Sharing content
- Shared with Me
- Collections
- Explore
- Recommendations
- Chapter 12 Administration in Tableau Cloud
- Noting How Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud Differ
- Opting for Tableau Server
- Considering Tableau Cloud
- Setting Up Your Tableau Cloud Site for Success
- Administrative Functionality in Tableau Cloud
- Managing users and groups
- Setting automated schedules
- Arranging jobs and tasks to run in the background
- Checking the status of your site
- Seeking Tableau Cloud Settings
- Configuring General settings
- Authenticating users
- Bridging to your data connections with Tableau Bridge
- Adding extensions to Tableau
- Integrating Tableau with the Salesforce CRM and Slack
- Connecting third-party apps with Tableau
- Going mobile
- Part 5 The Part of Tens
- Chapter 13 Ten Tableau Must-Know Function Types
- Number Functions
- String Functions
- Date Functions
- Type Conversion
- Logical Functions
- Aggregate Functions
- Pass-Through Functions (RAWSQL)
- User Functions
- Table Calculation Functions
- Spatial Functions
- Predictive Modeling Functions
- Chapter 14 Ten Helpful Tableau Resources
- Tableau Free Trials
- Tableau Training
- Tableau Help Documentation.
- Tableau Resource Gallery
- Tableau Community
- Tableau Newsroom
- Tableau Academic Programs
- Tableau Templates and Dashboards
- Tableau Accelerators
- Tableau YouTube Channel
- Index
- EULA.
