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Part 1 of this book will cover the general concepts of Tableau that will allow you to start working with Tableau.

The following chapters are in this section:

Chapter 1, Getting Up to Speed – A Review of the Basics
Chapter 2, All about Data – Getting Your Data Ready
Chapter 3, Tableau Prep
Chapter 4, All about Data – Joins, Blends, and Data Structures
Chapter 5, All about Data – Data Densification, Cubes, and Big Data
Chapter 6, Table Calculations
Chapter 7, Level of Detail Calculations

Key benefits

Master new features in Tableau 2019.1 to solve real-world analytics challenges

Perform Geo-Spatial Analytics, Time Series Analysis, and self-service analytics using real-life examples

Build and publish dashboards and explore storytelling using Python and MATLAB integration support

Description

Tableau is one of the leading business intelligence (BI) tools used to solve BI and analytics challenges. With this book, you will master Tableau's features and offerings in various paradigms of the BI domain. This book is also the second edition of the popular Mastering Tableau series, with new features, examples, and updated code. The book covers essential Tableau concepts and its advanced functionalities. Using Tableau Hyper and Tableau Prep, you’ll be able to handle and prepare data easily. You’ll gear up to perform complex joins, spatial joins, union, and data blending tasks using practical examples. Following this, you’ll learn how to perform data densification to make displaying granular data easier. Next, you’ll explore expert-level examples to help you with advanced calculations, mapping, and visual design using various Tableau extensions. With the help of examples, you’ll also learn about improving dashboard performance, connecting Tableau Server, and understanding data visualizations. In the final chapters, you’ll cover advanced use cases such as Self-Service Analytics, Time Series Analytics, and Geo-Spatial Analytics, and learn to connect Tableau to R, Python, and MATLAB. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered the advanced offerings of Tableau and be able to tackle common and not-so-common challenges faced in the BI domain.

What you will learn

Get up to speed with various Tableau components

Master data preparation techniques using Tableau Prep

Discover how to use Tableau to create a PowerPoint-like presentation

Understand different Tableau visualization techniques and dashboard designs

Interact with the Tableau server to understand its architecture and functionalities

Study advanced visualizations and dashboard creation techniques

Brush up on powerful Self-Service Analytics, Time Series Analytics, and Geo-Spatial Analytics

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