Mastering Tableau 2019.1

Name: Mastering Tableau 2019.1
Brand: Paradigm
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781789530704

An expert guide to implementing advanced business intelligence and analytics with Tableau 2019.1

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: Marleen Meier and David Baldwin

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|Sep 2024

E-Book €28.99Institutions €123.95

Description

Build, design and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau's latest features, including Tableau Prep, Tableau Hyper, and Tableau Server

Key Features

Master new features in Tableau 2019.1 to solve real-world analytics challenges
Perform Geo-Spatial Analytics, Time Series Analysis, and self-service analytics using real-life examples
Build and publish dashboards and explore storytelling using Python and MATLAB integration support

Book Description

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.

What you will learn

Get up to speed with various Tableau components
Master data preparation techniques using Tableau Prep
Discover how to use Tableau to create a PowerPoint-like presentation
Understand different Tableau visualization techniques and dashboard designs
Interact with the Tableau server to understand its architecture and functionalities
Study advanced visualizations and dashboard creation techniques
Brush up on powerful Self-Service Analytics, Time Series Analytics, and Geo-Spatial Analytics

Who this book is for

This book is designed for business analysts, BI professionals and data analysts who want to master Tableau to solve a range of data science and business intelligence problems. The book is ideal if you have a good understanding of Tableau and want to take your skills to the next level.

Getting Up to Speed
All about Data
Tableau Prep
All about Data
All about Data
Table Calculations
Level of Detail Calculations
Beyond the Basic Chart Types
Mapping
Tableau for Presentations
Visualization Best Practices and Dashboard Design
Advanced Analytics
Improving Performance
Interacting with Tableau Server
Programming Tool Integration

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PDF ISBN: 978-1-78953-070-4

Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

Publication date: 2024

Language: English

Pages: 558

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