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The Tableau Workshop

You're reading from   The Tableau Workshop A practical guide to the art of data visualization with Tableau

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800207653
Length 822 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Shweta Savale Shweta Savale
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Kenneth Michael Cherven Kenneth Michael Cherven
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Sumit Gupta Sumit Gupta
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Sylvester Pinto Sylvester Pinto
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JC Gillet JC Gillet
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface
1. Introduction: Visual Analytics with Tableau 2. Data Preparation: Using Tableau Desktop FREE CHAPTER 3. Data Preparation: Using Tableau Prep 4. Data Exploration: Comparison and Composition 5. Data Exploration: Distributions and Relationships 6. Data Exploration: Exploring Geographical Data 7. Data Analysis: Creating and Using Calculations 8. Data Analysis: Creating and Using Table Calculations 9. Data Analysis: Creating and Using Level of Details (LOD) Calculations 10. Dashboards and Storyboards 11. Tableau Interactivity: Part 1

7. Data Analysis: Creating and Using Calculations

Overview

In this chapter, you will learn to create and use various types of calculations, not just within an existing data source, but also across data sources. This chapter first describes the definitions and the differences between Aggregate and Non-Aggregate values. Then, you will learn about various types of calculations, such as numeric calculations, string calculations, and date calculations, as well as how to write logic statements in Tableau.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to create and use various types of calculations in Tableau.

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