Training on Data Visualization using Tableau

About the Course

The Training on Data Visualization using Tableau teaches you how to build visualizations, organize data, and design charts and dashboards to empower more meaningful business decisions. You’ll be exposed to the concepts of Data Visualization, different combo charts, and stories, working with filters, parameters, and sets, and building interactive dashboards.

Target Participants

This Training on  Data Visualization using Tableau is aimed at professionals who need to analyze and visualize data utilizing using Tableau.

Course Duration

Online                      7 Days

Classroom Based     5 Days

What you will learn

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Become an expert on visualization techniques such as heat map, treemap, waterfall, Pareto Understand metadata and its usage
• Work with Filter, Parameters, and Sets
• Master special field types and Tableau-generated fields and the process of creating and using parameters
• Learn how to build charts, interactive dashboards, story interfaces, and how to share your work
• Master the concepts of data blending, create data extracts and organize and format data
• Master arithmetic, logical, table, and LOD calculations

Course Outline

Introduction to Visualization and Tableau

• Data Visualization
• Business Intelligence tools
• Introduction to Tableau
• Tableau Architecture
• Tableau Server Architecture

Connecting to Data Sources and Preparing Data

• Types of Connections
• Connecting to Different Data Sources
• Create flows in Tableau Prep Builder
• Preparing Data for Analysis
• Joins and Unions
• Data Blending
• Aggregation in Tableau

Basic Visual Analytics

• Basic Charts: Bar Chart, Line Chart, and Pie Chart
• Hierarchies
• Data Granularity
• Highlighting
• Sorting
• Filtering
• Grouping
• Sets

Calculations in Tableau

• Types of Calculations
• Built-in Functions (Number, String, Date, Logical and Aggregate)
• Operators and Syntax Conventions
• Table Calculations
• Level of Detail (LOD) Calculations

Advanced Visual Analytics

• Parameters
• Tool tips
• Trend lines
• Reference lines
• Forecasting
• Clustering

Geographic Visualizations in Tableau

• Introduction to Geographic Visualizations
• Manually assigning Geographical Locations
• Types of Maps
• Spatial Files
• Custom Geocoding
• Polygon Maps
• Web Map Services

Advanced Charts in Tableau

• Box and Whisker’s Plot
• Bullet Chart
• Bar in Bar Chart
• Gantt Chart
• Waterfall Chart
• Pareto Chart
• Control Chart
• Funnel Chart
• Bump Chart
• Step and Jump Lines
• Word Cloud
• Donut Chart

Dashboards and Stories

• Introduction to Dashboards
• The Dashboard Interface
• Dashboard Objects
• Building a Dashboard
• Dashboard Layouts and Formatting
• Interactive Dashboards with actions
• Designing Dashboards for devices

Exploring Tableau Online

• Publishing Workbooks to Tableau Online
• Interacting with Content on Tableau Online
• Data Management through Tableau Catalog
• AI-Powered features in Tableau Online (Ask Data and Explain Data)
• Understand Scheduling
• Managing Permissions on Tableau Online
• Data Security with Filters in Tableau Online

Training Approach

This Data Visualization using Tableau is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in data visualization software. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

Certification

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued a certificate.

Tailor-Made Course

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs. A training needs assessment will be done on the training participants to collect data on the existing skills, knowledge gaps, training expectations, and tailor-made needs.