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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

Effective data visualization and business intelligence with the new features of Tableau 2019.2

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
By: Tristan Guillevin  
Paid access
|Jun 2019
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Leverage the power of Tableau 2019.2's new features to create impactful data visualization

Key Features

  • Discover the latest features of Tableau 2019.2
  • Create enterprise-grade dashboards and reports to communicate your insights effectively
  • Get started with Tableau by understanding its core functionalities

Book Description

Tableau is one of the leading data visualization tools and is regularly updated with new functionalities and features. The latest release, Tableau 2019.2, promises new and advanced features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 will get you up to speed with these additional functionalities.

The book starts by highlighting the new functionalities of Tableau 2019.2, providing concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, you won't have to worry as the book also covers the major aspects of Tableau with relevant examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and even share data online. In the concluding chapters, you'll delve into advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join and data blending.

By the end of this book, you will be able to use Tableau effectively to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.

What you will learn

  • Discover new functionalities such as ‘Ask Data', the new way to interact with your data using natural language
  • Connect tables and make transformations such as pivoting the field and splitting columns
  • Build an efficient data source for analysis
  • Design insightful data visualization using different mark types and properties
  • Develop powerful dashboards and stories
  • Share your work and interact with Tableau Server
  • Use Tableau to explore your data and find new insights
  • Explore Tableau s advanced features and gear up for upcoming challenges

Who this book is for

Existing Tableau users and BI professionals who want to get up to speed with what's new in Tableau 2019 will find this beginner-level book to be a very useful resource. Some experience of Tableau is assumed, however, the book also features introductory concepts, which even beginners can take advantage of.

Table of Contents

  1. Catching Up with Tableau 2019
  2. The Tableau Core
  3. A First Dashboard and Exploration
  4. Connecting to Data and Simple Transformations
  5. Building an Efficient Data Source
  6. Design Insightful Visualizations
  7. Powerful Dashboards, Stories, and Actions
  8. Publishing and Interacting in Tableau Server
  9. An Introduction to Calculations
  10. Analytics and Parameters
  11. Advanced Data Connections
  12. Dealing with Security
  13. How to Keep Growing Your Skills
https://github.com/packtpublishing/getting-started-with-tableau-2019.2
PDF ISBN: 978-1-83855-604-4
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
Copyright owner: © 2019 Packt Publishing Limited
Publication date: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 260
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Computer sciences, other

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