| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Table of ContentsGetting Up to Speed -- a Review of the BasicsAll about Data -- Getting Your Data ReadyTableau PrepAll about Data -- Joins, Blends, and Data StructuresAll about Data -- Data Densification, Cubes, and Big DataTable CalculationsLevel of Detail CalculationsBeyond the Basic Chart TypesMappingTableau for PresentationsVisualization Best Practices and Dashboard DesignAdvanced AnalyticsImproving PerformanceInteracting with Tableau ServerProgramming Tool Integration |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Previous edition published: 2016 |
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Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed April 18, 2019) |
| SUBJECT |
Tableau (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014079610
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Tableau (Computer file) fast |
| Subject |
Information visualization -- Computer programs
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COMPUTERS -- Data Visualization.
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MATHEMATICS -- Graphic Methods.
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REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers.
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Information visualization -- Computer programs
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baldwin, David (Consultant), author.
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| ISBN |
9781789530704 |
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1789530709 |
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