Learn To Create Data Visualisations Using Tableau

Learn to Create Data Visualisations Using Tableau in under 2.5 hours

What you'll learn

Complete a case study using Tableau to create data visualisations as the basis for data driven decision making

Know how to access the free Tableau data visualisation platform and be able to upload a dataset for analysis and visualisation

Be able to identify different ‘data types’ and know how these impact on the types of data visualisations that can be created using Tableau

Learn how to create time-series visualisations, geographic visualisations, visualise numeric trends, as well as bar charts, line graphs and composite charts

Know how to export the data visualisations you created in Tableau to different formats such as PowerPoint, PDF, PNG and as a Tableau file

Requirements

There is limited prior experience required for this course, you will learn everything you need. The test dataset will be provided to you and you will be shown how to sign-up for the free version to Tableau Public

Description

This course is aimed at finance or business professionals wanting to take their data visualisation tool-set to the next level. If you have heard about Tableau and want to learn this tool to apply to your data visualising work this is the course for you.The business professional of today is expected to up-skill and learn new data analysis tools to ensure their work methods are contemporary and current. This course will allow you, in a short space of time, to learn a data viz tool that is at the forefront of leading businesses in assisting stakeholders in ‘data-driven decision’ making.- If you work in an accounting or finance role this course will allow you to develop the skills to help with business performance reporting on segment and product profitability.- This course covers the basics of creating data visualisations in Tableau, so if you work in a Human Resource Department you will be able to apply the basics of Tableau to visualise performance against metrics.- If you are a student wanting to create stunning and impactful visualisations as part of your assignments, this course will provide you with all the skills you need.- If you have heard of Tableau as a potential data-viz tool, but aren’t quite sure what it is – this course will provide you with a comprehensive overview and understanding of how to use this software and add it to your data visualisation tool kit.- This course focuses on creating data visualisations using Tableau – it picks up after the data has been prepared, processed and cleaned (in Excel). A cleaned dataset is included as part of this course which will be uploaded to Tableau to begin your Data Visualisation journey.This course will show you how to sign-up for the FREE version of Tableau Public and will provide you with the dataset for analysis.Enrol onto this course today to learn to create Data Visualisations in Tableau in under 2.5 hours

Overview

Section 1: What you will get from this course

Lecture 1 What you will get from this course

Section 2: Introduction to Data Analysis and Data Visualisation

Lecture 2 Introduction to Data Analytics (and Data Visualisations)

Lecture 3 The Scenario for the Data Visualisation Project

Section 3: Downloading the Dataset to Start your Data Visualisation Journey

Lecture 4 Downloading the Dataset to be Visualised (MS Excel)

Section 4: Creating Your Tableau Public Account (Free Version)

Lecture 5 Creating Your Tableau Public Account (Free Version)

Section 5: Uploading Your Dataset to Tableau

Lecture 6 Uploading a Dataset to Tableau

Section 6: Know your Data Types!

Lecture 7 Know your Data Types!

Section 7: Data Visualisation #1 - Visualising Sales by Geographic Location (US State)

Lecture 8 Data Visualisation #1 - Visualising Sales by Geographic Location (US State)

Section 8: Visualisation #2 Visualising Financial Data by 'Sales Channel' (by sales&profit)

Lecture 9 Visualisation #2 Visualising Financial Data by 'Sales Channel'

Section 9: Visualisation #3 - Visualising Financial Data Over Time

Lecture 10 Visualisation #3 - Visualising Financial Data Over Time

Section 10: Visualisation #4 & #5 - Visualising Product by Sales and Profitability

Lecture 11 Visualisation #4 & #5 - Visualising Product by Sales and Profitability

Section 11: Exporting your visualisations

Lecture 12 1) Exporting Your Visualisations

Lecture 13 2) Interactive Dashboards in Tableau

Lecture 14 3) Static Dashboards in Tableau

Section 12: Course Visualisation Challenge

Lecture 15 Course Visualisation Challenge

Section 13: Course Conclusion - Visualisation Created, what next?

Lecture 16 Course Conclusion - Visualisation Created, what next?

This course is for those looking to upskill add to their data analysis skillset. It is ideal for those looking to move beyond Excel and take your visualisation and data exploration capabilities to the next level.