DA501 - Introduction to Tableau

Course Description

Discover how to glean insights and meaning from your data using the data visualization tool Tableau. Learn to connect to various data sources and gather data you need. Understand Tableau terminology and how to navigate the interface. Learn to manage Tableau worksheets, workbooks, and dashboards; set filters; and do basic calculations. Understand how to represent data with different visualization types and dashboard actions. Topics include terminology, data layout and formatting, organizing sheets, creating dashboards, analyzing data, working with geographical data, and basic chart types. Additional topics include managing data sources and visualizations, dimensions and measures, and sorting and filtering Tableau data.

In this course, you will learn to: 

• Connecting to an Excel data sources 

• Navigating and interacting with the Tableau interface 

• Understanding dimensions and measures 

• Sorting and filtering discrete and continuous data 

• Working with Show Me, shelves, cards, and mark types 

• Creating and using calculated fields 

• Using date data 

• Visualizing data using Dashboards 

• Displaying geographical data 

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Data Analysis Certificate : Data Analytics and Visualization