Tableau Unlimited: Basics to Advanced

With version 2018.x Tableau has added some useful features. This book covers Tableau from basics to advanced. As always, ample exercises are provided for readers to practice and become proficient in Tableau.


Who needs this book?

This book provides all the Tableau concepts according to Tableau version 2018.3. But it can very well be used with Tableau version 10.x. except for the few functionalities that are added in Tableau version 2018.2 and 2018.3.

This book is good for anyone who is new to Information Technology or Data Analytics. You don’t need a strong background in databases or SQL. To use this book, all you need is a basic understanding of computer systems and MS-Excel. An enthusiasm to learn something new is a must.The book contains step-by-step exercises in each topic, which makes it easy to understand and follow.



New in this book:
1.50+ step-by-step exercises.

2.New changes in Tableau 2018.2, 2018.3.

3.Formatting data for Tableau.

4.Date Calculations.

5.Advanced Table Calculations.

6.LOD and nested LOD Calculations.

7.Advanced visualizations

a)Pareto Chart

b)Waterfall Chart

c)Market Basket Analysis

d)Moving Average

e)Bump Chart

f)Bullet Chart

g)Sparkline

h)Step and Line Chart

i)Word Cloud

j)Viz in Tooltip

k)Clustering

l)Density Map

m)Motion Chart

n)Funnel Chart

8.Parameters.

9.Using Shapes and custom Shapes.

10.Advanced maps.

a)Custom Geocoding

b)Plotting points on background images

c)Using Mapbox

d)Using WMS Server

e)Creating Custom Polygons

f)Connecting to Spatial data

11.Dashboards and Story.

a)Dashboarding and Story concepts

b)New Actions as introduced in Tableau 2018.3