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Tableau Desktop 2020 Cookbook

Author Lorna Brown
Release Date: 2021/11/01
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Book Description

From beginner to Jedi, this cookbook has a recipe for everyone, whether you're just learning how to create data visualizations or have already used Tableau for years. Author Lorna Brown provides more than 100 practical recipes to enhance the way you build Tableau dashboards--and helps you understand your data through the power of Tableau Desktop 2020's interactive data visualizations.

With this cookbook, Tableau beginners will learn hands-on how this unique self-serve tool works, while experienced users will find this book to be an ideal reference guide on how to employ specific techniques. This cookbook includes links to online resources and community features, such as Tableau Tip Tuesday and Workout Wednesday. By the time you reach the end of this book, you'll be a competent user of Tableau Desktop 2020.

You'll learn how to:

  • Build both basic and complex data visualizations with Tableau Desktop 2020
  • Gain hands-on experience with Tableau's latest features, including set and parameter actions
  • Create interactive dashboards to support business questions
  • Improve analytical analyses that you've already created
  • Learn data visualization skills and best practices to help you and your organization

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Bar Charts
    1. 1.0. Introduction
    2. 1.1. Horizontal Bar Chart
    3. 1.2. Adding a constant line
    4. 1.3. Changing to a user controlled reference line
    5. 1.4. Adding Color to a controlled reference line
    6. 1.5. Adding Average Lines
    7. 1.6. Grouping
    8. 1.7. Visual Grouping
    9. 1.8. Discrete Grouping
    10. 1.9. Conditional Grouping
    11. 1.10. Top N Filter
    12. 1.11. Stacked Bar Chart
    13. 1.12. 100% Stacked Bar Chart (Percent of Total)
    14. 1.13. Discrete Bar in Bar Chart
    15. 1.14. Shared Axis
    16. 1.15. Shared Axis Bar in Bar
    17. 1.16. Bullet Chart
    18. 1.17. Histogram
    19. 1.18. Soundwave
  2. 2. Text
    1. 2.0. Introduction
    2. 2.1. Tables
    3. 2.2. Adding Totals
    4. 2.3. Highlight Tables
    5. 2.4. Rank Table
    6. 2.5. BANS
    7. 2.6. Calculating Percent Difference
    8. 2.7. Using Last() and Hide
    9. 2.8. Custom Number Format
    10. 2.9. How to Zero Nulls
    11. 2.10. How to show if a value is positive, negative or neutral
    12. 2.11. Calculating RAG Status
    13. 2.12. Using Titles as BANS
    14. 2.13. Using Size()
    15. 2.14. Word Cloud
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