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Learning Tableau 2020

You're reading from   Learning Tableau 2020 Create effective data visualizations, build interactive visual analytics, and transform your organization

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800200364
Length 576 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Joshua N. Milligan Joshua N. Milligan
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Taking Off with Tableau 2. Connecting to Data in Tableau FREE CHAPTER 3. Moving Beyond Basic Visualizations 4. Starting an Adventure with Calculations and Parameters 5. Leveraging Level of Detail Calculations 6. Diving Deep with Table Calculations 7. Making Visualizations That Look Great and Work Well 8. Telling a Data Story with Dashboards 9. Visual Analytics – Trends, Clustering, Distributions, and Forecasting 10. Advanced Visualizations 11. Dynamic Dashboards 12. Exploring Mapping and Advanced Geospatial Features 13. Understanding the Tableau Data Model, Joins, and Blends 14. Structuring Messy Data to Work Well in Tableau 15. Taming Data with Tableau Prep 16. Sharing Your Data Story 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index

Getting ready to explore Tableau Prep

Tableau Prep Builder is available for Windows and Mac. If you do not currently have Tableau Prep Builder installed on your machine, please take a moment to download the application from https://www.tableau.com/products/prep/download. Licenses for Tableau Prep Builder are included with Tableau Creator licensing. If you do not currently have a license, you may trial the application for 14 days. Please speak with your Tableau representative to confirm licensing and trial periods.

The examples in this chapter use files located in the \Learning Tableau\Chapter 15 directory. Specific instructions will guide you on when and how to use the various files.

Once you've downloaded and installed Tableau Prep Builder, you will be able to launch the application. Once you do, you'll find a welcome screen that we'll detail as we cover the interface in the next section.

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