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About the Course – Mastering Tableau from Scratch: Become a Data Visualization Rockstar

Do you want to become a data visualization and business intelligence (BI) whiz? Perhaps you are unsure which visualization to choose, or how to extract insights from your data. Whatever the reason – this course on Mastering Tableau from Scratch will get you there!

Tableau is the gold standard when it comes to building industry-level dashboards and performing elite-level storyboarding. In fact, Tableau has changed the way industries analyze and present data. No longer do we have to stick to static spreadsheet charts – we can now build interactive and beautiful visualizations and dashboards and share them within your organization in seconds!

Course curriculum for Tableau

Overview of the Course

Overview of the Course

The Power of Visualization

What is Data Visualization and Why Should we Use it
Exercise – Definition of Data Visualization
Key Elements of Effective Data Visualizations
Exercise – Identify and Explain your Favorite Visualization
Knowing Each Other

Introduction to the Course

Instructor Introduction
Why Tableau is a Powerful Tool for Professionals
What We Will Cover in this Course
Compare Tableau Against Power BI and Qlik

Getting Started with Tableau

The Tableau Range of Products
The 5 Tableau Products you should Know
Installing Tableau Desktop on your System
Installing Tableau Public on your System
Difference Between Tableau Server and Tableau Online

Understanding the Length and Breadth of Tableau

- Navigating the Tableau Interface (Part 1)
- Navigating the Tableau Interface (Part 2)
- Connecting to Data Sources in Tableau

Setting up the Problem Statement

Understanding the Problem Statement
Exercise – Hypothesis Generation
Download the Superstore Dataset
Loading the Dataset and Getting Familiar with the Variables

Getting Hands-On with Tableau

Build your First Visualization in Tableau!
Exercise – Modify your Visualization for Superstore
Hands-On with Labels and Formatting
Playing Around with Colors
Using Filters to Build a Pivot Structure in Tableau
Exercise – Design State and Segment Wise Pivot
Exporting your Tableau Worksheet

Different Chart Types in Tableau

The Different Chart Types in Tableau
Line Charts – Working with Time Series Data
Building Line Charts in Tableau
Exercise – Sales of Each Category Month-by-Month
Generating Map Visualizations for Geospatial Analysis
Map Visualizations in Tableau
Exercise – Sales by City Analysis
Bar Charts, Histograms, Scatter Plots, Bubble Charts, Pie Charts
Dual Axis Charts in Tableau
Date Dual Axis Charts in Tableau
Exercise – Different Chart Types for the Leadership Team

Calculated Fields and Parameters

What are Calculated Fields?
Feature Engineering in Tableau – Average Shipping Time
Exercise – Number of Orders per State
Calculating the Average Order Value
Average Order Value for Product Sub-Categories
Exercise – Create new Features for Superstore
What are Parameters in Tableau?
Using Parameters to find Top N Customers
Using Parameters to Analyze Superstore’s Variable Values
Exercise – Sales and Profit Parameters

Joining and Blending Data in Tableau

Joins and their Different Types in Tableau
Performing Data Joining in Tableau
What is Blending? How is it Different from Joins?
Download the Coffee Chain Dataset
Blending Data in Tableau

Building Powerful Dashboards in Tableau

- Introduction to Dashboards and their Use Cases
- Reading Material – Dashboards in Tableau
- Designing your First Dashboard in Tableau
- Using Parameters to Create Dynamic Dashboards
- Exercise – Design a Region-Level Dashboard
- How to Upload your Work to the Tableau Public Gallery
- Designing the Blueprint for a Multi-Dashboard View to Analyze Sales
- Building Multiple Interlinked Dashboards in Tableau for our Business

The Art of Storyboarding in Tableau

- The Art of Storytelling
- 3-Step Storytelling Framework
- Sketching the Story Blueprint
- Profits by Region Analysis using Storyboard in Tableau
- Exercise – Sales and Profit by Segment using Storyboards in Tableau