Visual Analytics with Tableau

by Alexander Loth, Nate Vogel (Foreword), Sophie Sparkes (Foreword)

A four-color journey through a complete Tableau visualization Tableau is a popular data visualization tool that’s easy for individual desktop use as well as enterprise. Used by financial analysts, marketers, statisticians, business and sales leadership, and many other job roles to present data visually for easy understanding, it’s no surprise that Tableau is an essential tool in our data-driven economy. Visual Analytics with Tableau is a complete journey in Tableau visualization for a non-technical business user. You can start from zero, connect your first data, and get right into creating and publishing awesome visualizations and insightful dashboards. •    Learn the different types of charts you can create •    Use aggregation, calculated fields, and parameters •    Create insightful maps •    Share interactive dashboards Geared toward beginners looking to get their feet wet with Tableau, this book makes it easy and approachable to get started right away.

Genres: Technology

288 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2019

Reviews

[Andrew McCarthy-Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great visuals. Would have preferred the figures be on the same page as the content where mentioned.

[Elena Karavaeva · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a fantastic book! Whether you're new to Tableau or have been using it for a while, this book is a huge help. It's organized really well and easy to follow, which makes it enjoyable to read. What I loved most is that it gets straight to the point – no fluff or unnecessary words, just clear and useful information.

As a professional BI and Data Analyst, I found some cool things in this book that I didn't know about Tableau Desktop before. But the best part for me was the section on asking important questions before making dashboards. Questions like who's going to see the dashboard and what's the main message you want to get across are so crucial, and this book does a great job of highlighting them.

[Jaume Sués Caula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great quick guide for Tableau beginners. Very visual and to the point.

[Peter Sandwall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent intro to Tableau

[Vibhor Gupta · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good and quick introductory read about Tableau. Provided sufficient knowledge and get me going with the tool in a short duration of time.

[Dimitri Tsirmpas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not a page turner but very helpful